Hoping to take advantage of the benevolence of a new boss, corporators have renewed their demand for a raise. Congress representative Sunil More has demanded a hike in the corporators’ honorarium by 150 per cent. The demand has perhaps been revived by the corporator since a new municipal commissioner has been in office since Monday. Last year, commissioner Subodh Kumar had rejected the request. To cost extra crores.u00a0The honorarium was last revised in November 2010, when it was raised from Rs 4,000 to Rs 10,000. Currently, the BMC shells out approximately Rs 3.2 crore annually for honorariums and other allowances for corporators. If the corporators have their way, the amount will be pushed up to Rs 7.35 crore per year.u00a0

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