NDMC announces partial rollback of last year’s property tax hike

A proposal to this effect was cleared by the standing committee on Friday.

Updated on: Oct 30, 2021, 04:37:53 IST

By Paras Singh, New Delhi

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Following in the footsteps of the south corporation, which partially rolled back its property tax hike last month, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Friday decided to enact a similar partial rollback of the property tax hike that was enforced last year on the basis of the third municipal valuation committee (MVC) report.

Irked by the clause, trader bodies said honest tax payers, who filed their taxes early, are being harassed (Hindustan Times)

A proposal to this effect was cleared by the standing committee on Friday. The tax relief will be applicable to the categories of vacant land, non-residential rented properties, and commercial as well industrial (vacant) land. However, the order specified that tax payers who have already filed their returns will not be refunded.

Irked by the clause, trader bodies said honest tax payers, who filed their taxes early, are being harassed. But officials argued that norms under Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act do not permit a refund in such cases. The rates were increased on August 27, 2020. Jogi Ram Jain, standing committee chairman, said a large number of property tax owners will benefit from the partial roll-back.

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Paras Singh
Paras Singh is a New Delhi-based journalist with Hindustan Times, where he serves as Deputy Metro Editor. He reports on urban governance, the Delhi government, the Delhi BJP, water management, the environment, communities and city life. He joined Hindustan Times in 2021 after beginning his journalism career at The Times of India in 2016, where he covered civic bodies, the water and power sectors, and urban infrastructure. Over the last decade, some of his reporting has led to significant public impact, with investigations into environmental violations, corruption and illegal industrial activity contributing to multiple judicial interventions by the National Green Tribunal and the Delhi High Court. A graduate of St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, Paras studied journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi. Having extensively covered the capital's evolving civic and governance landscape, his recent work increasingly explores Delhi's history, built heritage, urban evolution and the relationship between people and place, alongside continuing to report on governance and public policy.Read More

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