The water tax is a fee that all property owners have to pay to local authorities. This is for the supply of water by the municipal body and maintaining the water supply infrastructure in the city. This has to be paid by the property owner even if he is not actively using water. The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is responsible for supplying water to 540 sq kms of area that is under its jurisdiction. In addition to the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Property Tax, the GVMC Water Tax is a major source of revenue for the municipal body. In this article, we list the steps for citizens to follow to pay the GVMC water tax.
How can you check your GVMC water tax dues?
To check your water tax dues, under online services, click on water tax and then select know your dues. Select Visakhapatnam as district and corporation and water charges as payment type and click on submit.
- On this page, enter the 10 digits HSC Number, Assessment Number, Old consumer number, Assessee name and door no. and click on search.
- You will get the search result which will include the applicant name, 10-digit HSC number, assessment number, address, usage type, property tax due, status, water charge due and action.
How to pay GVMC water tax online?
- To pay the GVMC water tax online, log on to https://cdma.ap.gov.in/en/onlineservice
- Under online services, select water charges.
- You will reach the following page. From the drop down box, select district and corporate/municipality/NP as Visakhapatnam and payment type as water charges and click on Submit.
- From here you can proceed to pay GVMC water tax online, as shown in what is due. Once you get your water bill details, check and proceed to click on online payment.
- Select the mode of payment and proceed.
- Once you have paid the water tax, you will receive an acknowledgement for it. It is a good idea to keep this safe so that any kind of discrepancies can be addressed by showing this receipt as proof.
How to pay GVMC water tax offline?
- You can pay the GVMC water tax offline by going to any ward office of the municipal body.
- Fill the water tax application form.
- Attach supporting documents and pay the bill using cheque, cash or demand draft.
- Collect the receipt.
How to check past GVMC water tax bill details?
You can check your past bills by logging on the GVMC portal at https://visakhapatnam.emunicipal.ap.gov.in/egi/login/secure
- Enter username and password and click on sign in. Under my transactions, check the water tax bill. In case you don’t have an account, click on create an account and register with the GVMC portal.
- Once you have logged in, you will have information such as instalment paid year, amount paid, payment date etc.
What is the water tariff in Visakhapatnam?
You can check the water tariff in Visakhapatnam on https://cdma.ap.gov.in/sites/default/files/Water_Tariff.pdf
What is the penalty for non-payment of water tax?
Around 2% penalty is charged by most local bodies in the country for every month of default in water tax payment. If the payment is never done and all notices are ignored, the municipal body has the option to lock the tap and stop supply of water.
How to file grievances related to GVMC water tax?
First log in to your GVMC portal with the credentials and then you can file the grievance. Once you have submitted your complaint, you can also monitor the status of the complaint.
What are the other water related services you can access on the GVMC portal?
You can access services such as:
- Know your dues
- File your new connection
- File your additional connection
- File your change of use
- File your closure of connection
- File your reconnection
- Know your application status
- Water tariff
- File your regularization of connection
GVMC water tax: Contact details
In case of any grievance regarding your GVMC water tax, contact 0891 2746300 or commissioner_gvmc@yahoo.co.in
Housing.com POV
Paying the GVMC Water Tax online is a very user-friendly way. The information provided online is updated, and no physical visit is required which means that a lot of time spent by the user is saved. The portal calls for a one-time registration which is recommended as it becomes a one-stop place for checking all property related information such as property tax, water tax and pay anytime anywhere without the danger of running into a penalty.
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