PMC to impose house tax on 1.25L bldgs in new urban areas
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Prayagraj: Property owners in the newly incorporated regions of Naini, Jhunsi, Phaphamau, Jhalwa and Bamrauli will be required to pay house tax to the municipal corporation starting this financial year. This regulation affects approximately 1.25 lakh buildings in these extended urban areas, marking their initial inclusion in the municipal tax system.
If the owners want to avail the benefit of self-tax assessment, they will have to provide the details of their house. After checking the details, the corporation will revise the bill generated based on a survey of the buildings in the urban limits.
Since
Prayagraj Municipal Corporation
is preparing to send the house tax bill to the owners of the entire extended area of the city in the first week of May, there was a demand for revising the house tax from the owners who are paying house tax for the first time. After deliberating on this issue, it was decided that for revising the house tax under self-tax, the owner will have to attach a photo with the details of the house or the form. If required, the corporation will also inspect the buildings.
The chief tax assessment officer of PMC, PK Dwivedi, said, "A survey of the buildings has been done in the urban limits. It is possible that there may have been an error in the survey. If the building owner gives the details of the building along with the self-tax form, we will correct the error, if any."
In the last financial year, house tax was imposed on around 45,000 buildings in the extended area, where development has taken place on the lines of the city. About 9,000 building owners deposited the house tax. Those who did not deposit the tax of the last financial year will have to pay interest on the outstanding amount. These 45,000 house owners are apart from the 1.25 lakh houses which will soon receive the tax bill.
PMC will also give a 10% discount to the building owner for depositing the house tax by July 31. "If the house tax of the last financial year is pending, the owners will have to pay interest on the outstanding amount as per the Municipal Corporation Act," said Dwivedi.
The house tax bills of 2.40 lakh house owners of the old urban area have been uploaded on the portal and a copy of the same will also be sent to the house owners at their homes. This time, the house tax bills will be distributed first in those areas where the house owners use the portal less. Property owners have the convenience of paying their house tax remotely. They can simply scan the QR code available on their bills. To make the payment, owners need to access the Municipal Corporation's official website at www.allahabadmc.gov.in. The corporation offers multiple payment options, including online transactions and cash payments.
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