Residents face difficulty paying property tax online
Property tax collection has started for the year 2013-2014, but more than 50,000 property owners in Byatarayanapura, off Bellary Road are facing problems to pay tax online and making several trips to BBMP office.
The hassle free online mode of property tax is not available for thousands of property owners in areas such as Vidyaranyapura in North-West Bangalore.
A resident of Vidyaranyapura, who bought a 2 BHK flat in 2005, said that they were not able to pay tax online last year as well as this year.
Another resident from Dodda Bommasandra near Vidyaranyapura said that even he could not pay tax online and he was suggested by revenue officers to pay tax in BBMP office instead.
However, many residents did not depend on the online mode and have been paying tax at the BBMP office itself. This is because the BBMP had not issued PID numbers to more then 50,000 properties in the pockets on Byatarayanapura due to assembly election duties.
Over 1,699 property owners have paid tax online. The Palike collected Rs 89 crores of property tax in past 15 days. The last day to pay property tax for the year 2013-14 with a five percent rebate is April 30.
BBMP officials said that property owners who has Khata in his/her possession issued by BBMP should not be having problems in paying property tax. Further, they said that property owners who does not have new PID number can give the old PID number.
Residents who are having problem in paying property tax online can send a mail at bbmpit@gmail.com
Property tax payers have to update their RR number and water supply connection details while paying tax from this year onwards so that they can track the property tax payment and link it water and power supply. This process will also help BBMP to track tax defaulters.
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