India, Dec. 2 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will finalise new hoarding rates within 15 days after the state government struck down the civic body's 2022 decision to increase advertising fees, said officials.

Additional municipal commissioner Prithviraj BP said the civic administration is now collecting data on rates followed by other cities and will place a revised proposal before the standing committee and the general body. "New rates will be implemented after approval," he said.

The state government set aside PMC's 2022 resolution to hike hoarding charges, forcing the civic body to return to the earlier rate of Rs.111 as per court orders. With the old rates back in force, PMC has halted the issue of new hoarding permissions ...