Civic Issues
Just few days left for the end of the financial year and the Coimbatore Corporation is striving hard to collect the property tax. As per reports, the Corporation has issued notices to all the bill collectors to serve demand notices to all the tax payers and ensure that the tax is paid before the deadline [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi government is planning to generate solar energy in government buildings. The environmental department has approved nine projects on rooftops of government buildings, which is expected to generate at least 240 Kilowatt peak (KWp) of power. This projects will include areas like Vikas Bhawan II in Civil Lines and four government schools and hospitals. The [...] Continue Reading »
The first metro in Mumbai by the Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) will have charged overhead wires. The corporation is planning to charge the wires from Versova metro station to Marol metro station of the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar (VAG) metro corridor. The wires will have voltage of 25000 Volts, AC which will be induced in March. Two power substations [...] Continue Reading »
Pune- The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has failed to recover the rent amount of Rs. 7.25 crore from 1,555 shops over several years. This has come into light through the Right to Information Act response by the corporation. According to an official, there are about 1,555 civic body shops which are either rented or leased [...] Continue Reading »
Now that Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has given grace period for the citizens to pay their property tax by March 31, it is not able to collect pending revenue from several central and state government agencies for the past several years. According to a data, BMC has to collect property tax worth Rs 155 crore on central [...] Continue Reading »
Chandigarh- The upcoming proposal for the imposition of house tax is expected to create an up stir in the General House on February 28. The already mooted agenda by the nominated Councillors has been opposed by the elected representatives in the past. This proposal was mooted by the nominated councillors after a meeting by the UT Administrator. The meeting was [...] Continue Reading »
Now even the people living in the outskirts of Bangalore have to pay equal property tax. The BBMP council approved the reorganization of six tax zones for tax collection. After the state government approves the BBMP’s proposal, the process of re-classification will begin. People living in the outskirts of the city which falls in c, [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad – The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has adopted few measures to compel property tax defaulters to pay up. Now they can capture or grab your vehicles and other movable properties if you are one among them. After the scrutinization of property tax initiated in 2013, GHMC officials has collected an amount of Rs [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad – Seeing the growing number of new illegal constructions or floors, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided the penalty as 100 percent more on normal property tax. Till now the corporation levied penalty as 25 percent on the property tax. For example, owner of an unauthorised construction has to Rs 2000 towards property [...] Continue Reading »
In a recent general body meeting, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has demanded a separate civic body for the eastern parts of the city. The demand was raised by an NCP corporator amidst the ongoing discussions by the elected members on the civic budget. This demand for separate civic body is due to the upcoming residential [...] Continue Reading »
