Chandigarh, Feb. 5 -- There seems to be no end to the municipal corporation's (MC) financial woes with the Centre giving no clear response on whether its annual funds allocation will be increased.

The Centre, in response to a question in Parliament, stated that the annual allocation to the Chandigarh MC is made after taking into account the overall budget of the Union Territory and the estimated revenue receipts of the MC.

City MP Manish Tewari had asked why the MC is receiving an average annual allocation of only Rs.560 crore, despite being responsible for majority of the city's operations. He had also asked why the Centre is not implementing the Delhi Finance Commission's revenue-sharing formula, which stipulates that 30% of the total...