With only a week remaining for residents to settle their outstanding property tax without incurring any interest or penalties, MC Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal has urged them to take advantage of the one-time settlement (OTS) scheme by paying their dues by July 31.
The MC chief has instructed zonal commissioners, superintendents, and other officials to accelerate the collection of dues from residents and take strict action against defaulters. He convened a meeting with them at the zone ‘D’ office of the civic body in Sarabha Nagar on Thursday.
MC Additional Commissioner Paramdeep Singh, Assistant Commissioner (UT) Pragati Rani, and zonal commissioners Abhishek Sharma (zone A), Neeraj Jain (zone B), Gurpal Singh (zone C), and Jasdev Singh Sekhon (zone D), along with other officials, were present at the meeting. Similar instructions have also been given to officials of the operations and maintenance (O&M) cell regarding the collection of water and sewer bills from residents.
Civic officials have stated that property tax must be paid annually following self-assessment. Should a property owner neglect to pay the tax, the civic body imposes a 20% penalty and an 18% annual interest on the outstanding amount. Through the newly introduced OTS scheme, residents can now clear their pending tax by July 31 without facing any penalties or interest. Payments can be made at the suvidha kendras located in the zonal offices of the civic body.
To help the residents submit the pending property tax on time, MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal has ordered that the zonal suvidha kendras of the civic body will remain open on Saturday (July 26) and Sunday (July 27).
