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100K Ghaziabad properties identified as untaxed; self-assessment drive begins

Property owners can complete self-assessment online at www.onlinegnn.com or by obtaining forms from zonal offices

The drive follows a recent state government order authorising municipal commissioners to revise rental values, which are the basis for property tax. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 19, 2025 08:32 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Amid uproar against property tax, Chandigarh mayor, BJP councillors threaten to quit

Opposition parties Congress, AAP slam saffron fold for flip-flop after itself proposing the hike in Chandigarh MC House

Condemning the move, Congress president HS Lucky remarked whether it was by increasing the collector rates, levying a 5% water cess, or now, by tripling the property tax, the BJP was showing complete disregard for the struggles of ordinary families. (File)

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Published on Apr 16, 2025 10:12 AM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh

Mayor Babla seeks halt on property tax hike in letter to Chandigarh chief secretary

The mayor requested the Chandigarh chief secretary to withhold the implementation of the proposed property tax hike until a detailed discussion was held with Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria and the elected body of MC

The mayor highlighted the ongoing financial distress faced by Chandigarh municipal corporation. (HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 12, 2025 09:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

AAP delegation meets Chandigarh chief secy, demands roll-back of property tax hike

Property tax, initially introduced in 2004 at 3% of the annual rateable value (ARV) for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings, was extended to residential properties in 2015

The delegation of Chandigarh unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) submitting memorandum demanding roll back of property tax hike in city to chief secretary Rajeev Verma on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 10, 2025 10:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Delhi RWAs, political parties unite against MCD’s garbage collection fee

Delhi generates more than 11,000 tonnes of garbage every day, which come from around 4.3 million households

Waste dumped on a sidewalk due to jurisdictional issues in 2024. (Representative photo/HT Archive)

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Published on Apr 09, 2025 05:56 AM IST

ByParas Singh

Garbage ‘user fee’ triggers new war of words in MCD

AAP accuses MCD of imposing a garbage user fee without consultation, calling it unfair taxation, while MCD claims it follows existing regulations.

An MCD spokesperson said the user fee for garbage collection services was notified in 2018, and said that the implementation of the solid waste management rules is being monitored by the Supreme Court. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Apr 08, 2025 05:13 AM IST

ByParas Singh

LMC collects ₹2 cr in hours as online tax portal reopens

LMC chief tax assessment officer Ashok Singh said the website had been offline since Friday evening, after collecting ₹9 lakh earlier that day.

Those wishing to pay in cash may do so at counters from April 7, 2025. (Sourced)

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Updated on Apr 05, 2025 09:18 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

200% tax slapped on 3,343 properties for illegal construction

The highest number of unauthorised constructions/ alterations recorded in the city between April 2024 and March 2025 were in the western suburbs, followed by the island city and the eastern suburbs

Mumbai, India - April 7, 2024: BMC demolished illegal construction at Bharat Coal compound, Kurla in Mumbai, India, on Sunday, April 7, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Published on Apr 05, 2025 07:48 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

Chandigarh: Property tax hike evokes strong opposition in UT

According to Chandigarh’s administration’s latest notification, residential property tax will now be charged at 9% of ARV— three times the previous rate, while commercial and industrial property tax will rise to 6% of ARV—double the earlier rate

Property tax, initially introduced in 2004 at 3% of the annual rateable value (ARV) for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings, was extended to residential properties in 2015. (HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 02, 2025 09:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Ghaziabad: 94k property tax defaulters may face action

Ghaziabad civic body may take action against 94,920 property owners for unpaid taxes, with potential interest and penalties on dues from April 1.

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Published on Apr 02, 2025 06:28 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Bengaluru’s 'Garbage Tax' starts today – Check user fee based on property size

Bengaluru aims to generate ₹685 crore through this initiative in the current fiscal year.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has made it compulsory for all property owners to contribute towards waste management.

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Published on Apr 01, 2025 08:45 AM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Anagha Deshpande

Ludhiana: Last day to pay property tax today

Even though it is a government holiday on March 31 (Eid-al Fitr), municipal corporation (MC) has decided to keep its zonal suvidha kendras open on Monday to facilitate the residents in submitting the pending taxes

A 20 percent penalty and 18 percent annual interest would be imposed on the residents, if they fail to submit the property tax by March 31. (HT Photo for representation)

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Published on Mar 31, 2025 05:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

PMC property tax collection reaches ₹2,229 crore

With barely five days left in the current fiscal year, the civic body has collected ₹2,229 crore, compared to ₹2,273 crore in 2023-24

Property tax serves as the sole revenue source of the PMC. (HT)

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Published on Mar 26, 2025 07:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Mohali MC exceeds revenue target, collects ₹165 crore in taxes

The Mohali municipal corporation (MC) has exceeded its revenue target of ₹160 crore for the financial year 2024-25, collecting approximately ₹165 crore

The Mohali municipal corporation has set a higher revenue target of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>211.19 crore for 2025-26. (HT File)

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Published on Mar 25, 2025 10:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Pay less for garbage collection if you live in less than 1000 sq ft house

From the upcoming financial year 2025-26, owners of all residential properties constructed on land up to 1,000 sq ft will be charged ₹50 per month, down from the previous ₹100

From the new financial year, user charges will be included along with house tax. (File Photo)

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Published on Mar 25, 2025 09:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

AI to track illegal buildings, deliver khatas at doorstep in Bengaluru

DK Shivakumar said that the initiative to deliver khata at people's doorsteps will be rolled out from April.

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Published on Mar 25, 2025 07:56 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

BBMP cracks down on property tax defaulters owing ₹390 cr, vows strict action

A total of 3.49 lakh property owners have failed to pay their dues out of the 20.5 lakh registered taxpayers in the city.

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Published on Mar 24, 2025 12:25 PM IST

ByAnagha Deshpande

Activists welcome PMC’s decision not to announce amnesty scheme for property tax defaulters

Activists and political leaders welcome the PMC's decision against a property tax amnesty scheme, arguing it unfairly benefits defaulters over honest taxpayers.

Even for the PMC, it was resulting in loss of revenue. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 22, 2025 07:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

LMC seals PWD’s diploma engg assn over ₹30L dues

He stated that the PWD department, along with its other departments, owes over ₹2 crore in outstanding property tax across b0oth residential and non-residential categories.

PWD’s Diploma engineering association building sealed by LMC on Thursday. (Sourced)

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Published on Mar 21, 2025 05:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Prayagraj municipal corporation to seize properties for tax non-payment, levy penalties post Mar 31

Notices have been issued to residents who have not paid their taxes for an extended period. For those who have not complied, the corporation has now initiated the process of property attachment

PMC and Jalkal officials addressing media persons in Prayagraj on Tuesday. (HT )

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Published on Mar 19, 2025 08:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Prayagraj

MC seals Mohali Golf Range over ₹13-lakh property tax dues

According to officials, Mohali Golf Range defaulted in paying property tax for financial years 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24

Several notices were issued as reminders, but the dues remain pending, said Mohali MC commissioner Parminder Pal Singh. (HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 18, 2025 10:02 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Pay up or payments will be withheld, Metro contractors told

Additional municipal commissioner (city) Ashwini Joshi had passed speaking orders on March 27, 2024, that the contractors were liable to pay the property tax. HT was the first to report on April 2, 2024, that the BMC had slapped a property tax bill on them

Mumbai, India. April 01,2024 : The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) sent property notices to Dogus Soma JV, HCC MMS JV and Continental ITD Cementation Tata Project JV Compony`s casting yard. April 01,2024. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 18, 2025 08:34 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

Panchkula MC clears ₹300-crore budget for 2025-26

The largest share of ₹152.7 crore has been earmarked for development works aimed at infrastructure and urban development projects

Councillors during the Panchkula MC budget meeting held at PWD Guest House on Monday. (Sant Arora/HT)

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Published on Mar 11, 2025 11:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Ghaziabad civic body approves proposal to change property tax calculation

The corporation at present determines the tax on the basis of location of a property on the basis of road width and its corresponding annual rental values

The new proposal said that the width of the road located in front of a property would include the road width, footpath, dividers, central verges, green belts, parking space (if adjacent to the road), service road, drains in between the road etc. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 09, 2025 05:44 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

PMC presents ₹12,618 crore budget for 2025-26 with focus on incomplete projects

Pune municipal commissioner Rajendra Bhosale on Tuesday presented the municipal annual budget for the financial year 2025-26 with an outlay of ₹12,618 crore

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Published on Mar 05, 2025 10:02 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

800 commercial units in slums get notices to clear property tax dues

BMC commissioner Bhushan Gagrani had, in his budget speech on February 4, said that the civic body expects to earn ₹350 crore in 2025-26 towards property tax from commercial establishments in slums across the c

Roughly 20% of the 250,000 slum tenements in Mumbai are commercial establishments, concentrated around the eastern and western suburbs, said BMC officials (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 28, 2025 07:34 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

Chandigarh MC chief writes to UT to take call on property tax hike

Notwithstanding the opposition from councillors, Chandigarh MC commissioner Amit Kumar had remained steadfast in support of the proposal, arguing that it was the “need of the hour” to overcome civic body’s pressing financial distress.

The Chandigarh municipal commissioner has written to the UT administration, seeking its decision on the proposed fourfold increase in property tax on the residential as well as commercial properties in the city. (HT File)

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Published on Feb 26, 2025 09:52 AM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh

Month left in fiscal year, Ludhiana MC still ₹240 crore short of proposed revenue generation

The shortfall has raised concerns over financial management of the body and cast a show of the works being carried out and to be started

MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal affirmed that all efforts were being made to make up for the shortfall. (HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 19, 2025 05:56 AM IST

BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

PMC proposal to auction 2,600 properties hits roadblock as auctioneer demands 2.50% commission

The PMC had initiated the auction process and the recovery of property tax in the region of ₹11,000 crore in December 2024

Properties not entangled in court cases were sealed when the auction process began. Out of 2,600 properties sealed, 2,000 would be auctioned to recover <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>200 crore in property tax arrears. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 19, 2025 05:32 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Navi Mumbai civic body cracks down on property tax defaulters, recovers ₹625 crore

Defaulters have been served notices warning of property seizures, and those who have not responded within the stipulated time frame are facing strict enforcement measures. As part of its crackdown, the NMMC has already attached properties of 128 major defaulters, each owing over ₹1 lakh

Navi Mumbai civic body cracks down on property tax defaulters, recovers <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>625 crore

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Published on Feb 13, 2025 07:34 AM IST

ByG Mohiuddin Jeddy

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Property owners can complete self-assessment online at www.onlinegnn.com or by obtaining forms from zonal offices

Opposition parties Congress, AAP slam saffron fold for flip-flop after itself proposing the hike in Chandigarh MC House

The mayor requested the Chandigarh chief secretary to withhold the implementation of the proposed property tax hike until a detailed discussion was held with Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria and the elected body of MC

Property tax, initially introduced in 2004 at 3% of the annual rateable value (ARV) for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings, was extended to residential properties in 2015

Delhi generates more than 11,000 tonnes of garbage every day, which come from around 4.3 million households

AAP accuses MCD of imposing a garbage user fee without consultation, calling it unfair taxation, while MCD claims it follows existing regulations.

LMC chief tax assessment officer Ashok Singh said the website had been offline since Friday evening, after collecting ₹9 lakh earlier that day.

The highest number of unauthorised constructions/ alterations recorded in the city between April 2024 and March 2025 were in the western suburbs, followed by the island city and the eastern suburbs

According to Chandigarh’s administration’s latest notification, residential property tax will now be charged at 9% of ARV— three times the previous rate, while commercial and industrial property tax will rise to 6% of ARV—double the earlier rate

Ghaziabad civic body may take action against 94,920 property owners for unpaid taxes, with potential interest and penalties on dues from April 1.

Bengaluru aims to generate ₹685 crore through this initiative in the current fiscal year.

Even though it is a government holiday on March 31 (Eid-al Fitr), municipal corporation (MC) has decided to keep its zonal suvidha kendras open on Monday to facilitate the residents in submitting the pending taxes

With barely five days left in the current fiscal year, the civic body has collected ₹2,229 crore, compared to ₹2,273 crore in 2023-24

The Mohali municipal corporation (MC) has exceeded its revenue target of ₹160 crore for the financial year 2024-25, collecting approximately ₹165 crore

From the upcoming financial year 2025-26, owners of all residential properties constructed on land up to 1,000 sq ft will be charged ₹50 per month, down from the previous ₹100

DK Shivakumar said that the initiative to deliver khata at people's doorsteps will be rolled out from April.

A total of 3.49 lakh property owners have failed to pay their dues out of the 20.5 lakh registered taxpayers in the city.

Activists and political leaders welcome the PMC's decision against a property tax amnesty scheme, arguing it unfairly benefits defaulters over honest taxpayers.

He stated that the PWD department, along with its other departments, owes over ₹2 crore in outstanding property tax across b0oth residential and non-residential categories.

Notices have been issued to residents who have not paid their taxes for an extended period. For those who have not complied, the corporation has now initiated the process of property attachment

According to officials, Mohali Golf Range defaulted in paying property tax for financial years 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24

Additional municipal commissioner (city) Ashwini Joshi had passed speaking orders on March 27, 2024, that the contractors were liable to pay the property tax. HT was the first to report on April 2, 2024, that the BMC had slapped a property tax bill on them

The largest share of ₹152.7 crore has been earmarked for development works aimed at infrastructure and urban development projects

The corporation at present determines the tax on the basis of location of a property on the basis of road width and its corresponding annual rental values

Pune municipal commissioner Rajendra Bhosale on Tuesday presented the municipal annual budget for the financial year 2025-26 with an outlay of ₹12,618 crore

BMC commissioner Bhushan Gagrani had, in his budget speech on February 4, said that the civic body expects to earn ₹350 crore in 2025-26 towards property tax from commercial establishments in slums across the c

Notwithstanding the opposition from councillors, Chandigarh MC commissioner Amit Kumar had remained steadfast in support of the proposal, arguing that it was the “need of the hour” to overcome civic body’s pressing financial distress.

The shortfall has raised concerns over financial management of the body and cast a show of the works being carried out and to be started

The PMC had initiated the auction process and the recovery of property tax in the region of ₹11,000 crore in December 2024

Defaulters have been served notices warning of property seizures, and those who have not responded within the stipulated time frame are facing strict enforcement measures. As part of its crackdown, the NMMC has already attached properties of 128 major defaulters, each owing over ₹1 lakh

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