The Delhi High Court has struck down the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) bye-laws of 2009, under which it was allegedly charging property tax on vacant land. A bench of justices S Muralidhar and … READ FULL STORY
There has been a surge in the collection of property tax online, by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), with Rs 80 crores collected in the first quarter this fiscal, the civic body said … READ FULL STORY
North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s (NDMC’s) commissioner, Praveen Gupta has said that the civic authority would soon unveil a portal, where residents would be able to avail property-related facilities, by logging in through a UPIC … READ FULL STORY
Thane municipal commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal, on March 30, 2017, presented a Rs 3,390.78-crore budget for the fiscal year 2017-18, which showed a surplus of Rs 24 lakhs. Jaiswal proposed a 10% increase in property … READ FULL STORY
Citizens of Kolkata will now be able to calculate their property tax themselves, with the passage of the Unit Area Assessment System in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, on March 30, 2017. There was scope … READ FULL STORY
Thane municipal commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal, has asked the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (MSEDCL) officials, to disconnect power supply to the property of tax defaulters in the city. The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) … READ FULL STORY
The Haryana government, on February 27, 2017, extended the last date for payment of property tax, along with the exemption of 25%, in municipalities, till March 31. The state government had earlier granted the … READ FULL STORY
Receipts of tax on sale of land and buildings, conversion to freehold, development charges from private parties, car parking charges, trade licenses, booking of community centers for weddings, tax on advertisement and registration of … READ FULL STORY
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), on December 21, 2016, started distributing unique property identification code (UPIC) cards to the 16 lakh property holders under its jurisdiction. The UPIC cards have been provided with … READ FULL STORY
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2016, was passed in the West Bengal assembly on December 15, 2016, to simplify the assessment and collection of property tax and make the entire process more transparent. … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court has pulled up authorities, for not revising property tax every four years from 1998. If the revision of property tax was carried out according to the rules, the revision would … READ FULL STORY
The collection of taxes and arrears by urban local bodies from citizens, in the form of demonetised currency notes, crossed the Rs 1,000-crore mark, on November 21, 2016. The time for accepting demonetised notes … READ FULL STORY
An analysis of data from the Ministry of Urban Development, for 22 corporations across the country, revealed that there was 312.04% increase in revenues in November 2016 (till 19th November), over the receipts they … READ FULL STORY
