Property tax defaulters owe Rs 407 crore dues
While the civic bodies always seem to project themselves of running short on funds, a recent revelation in Maharashtra pictures inefficient collection machinery causing huge loss to the bodies.
An Right To Information (RTI) query filed by two BJP corporators has revealed that 70,000 property holders in Pimpri-Chinchwad have not paid property tax dues, total dues amounting over Rs 407 crore.
There are 2.96 lakh properties in Pimpri-Chinchwad. Of these, 2.43 lakh are residential and the remaining is commercial. The query shows that the dues have been pending for over 10 years and reveals 39 defaulters have dues of over Rs 50 lakh each.
The corporators have demanded action against errant officials who are responsible for not collecting the dues in time and stated that arrears should be recovered without giving any concession.
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