Latest Answer: What I have to say is that we have tried several times to find the variation in the tax collections but the GHMC Alwal division has not come forward with any satisfactory replies. We now plan to raise the issue during the Monday Praja Vani. The tax department always states ‘ask the deputy commissioner’ and vice versa. GHMC is only acting against the orders.
Q:Recently, I came to know that the property tax in the Secunderabad Cantonment board has not paid by many, and they are to pay the amount. Can I get more info about this?
Latest Answer: The rates were fixed without a proper survey. The property tax surveyors were managed by the bigwigs but the ones without political clout are suffering. The people were not given information on the calculation of sft. In the GHMC, the rates are decided based on the area, in prime areas, the rates are different.
Q:Hi, I heard that the government is planning to earn more revenue through the regularisation of lands and buildings and sale of lands. Can you give more details about this?
Latest Answer: It is ironical that the Centre has budgeted for a fiscal deficit of 3.9 per cent of the GDP in 2015-16 but states are being asked to limit it to 3 per cent. A revenue surplus state like Telangana should be allowed to take loans up to 4 per cent of GSDP. This is what I think.
Q:Hi there, I want to know what is the measures that the GHMC authorities are taking to collect the property tax and what punishments are given to the tax defaulters.
Latest Answer: Oh yeah that's true. Recently, one incident occured as part of this. Two garbage bins were installed in front of State Bank of India at Karwan and locked the gate of the bank’s premises and prevented bank authorities from functioning, thereby causing inconvenience to the bank’s account holders.
Latest Answer: I got to know that in most of the cases, the sarpanches of the Panchayaths were found to have committed irregularities in connivance with MROs. I think there will be an effort by the investigating officer to inspect a considerable number of dwellings by undertaking door-to-door verification.
Q:Hello guys, the upcoming Hyderabad Metro Rail is a very huge development in the city and it is expected to increase the land value of the areas that fall along it. How much do you guys think that the price of these areas will increase by?
Latest Answer: If you look at Delhi and Bangalore where the Metro is already complete, you can see that the areas in those cities that fall around these areas have seen an increase in value by about 40% to 60%.