The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has started an amnesty scheme for property tax defaulters from September 16 to October 15.
As per the scheme, defaulters who pay their dues in one go will get rebate in penalty, warrant and notice fees. The NMC recovers 2% fine per month on dues from the last day of paying taxes.
Moreover, it also recovers expenses of notices and warrants issued to the defaulters.
As per the scheme, the property tax defaulters will get 75% rebate if they clear their dues by Sept 30 and 50% if they pay between October 1 and 10. The defaulters will get 25% rebate on penalty, warrant and notice fees if they pay tax the between October 11 and 15.
The NMC has also decided to take tough action against the property tax defaulters after the state assembly elections. This is the final opportunity for the tax payers and they may get rebate in penalty, warrant and notices fees.
“The amnesty scheme is already into effect from September 16. The NMC has collected property tax amounting to Rs 3 crore after implementation of the scheme and it will be in force till October 15. The scheme will give relief to tax defaulters as they will get rebate in penalties,” an NMC official said.
The NMC has issued warrants to 1,252 property tax defaulters for not paying their dues despite sending the notices twice. The defaulters owe Rs 15.75 crore and they have been given an ultimatum of 21 days to clear their dues or face action of seizure and auction of their properties.
In the last financial year, the NMC had collected property tax amounting to Rs 112 crore. It was for the first time that the NMC’s property tax collection target had touched Rs 100 crore.
Now, the NMC has set a property tax collection target of Rs 250 crore for the current financial year 2019-20, but it has so far collected only Rs 65 crore.
