Nagpur civic body collects Rs 259 crore property tax in FY25
NAGPUR
: Out of 6.30 lakh property owners across the city only 4.26 lakh have paid the property tax for the year 2024-25. The
Nagpur Municipal Corporation
(NMC) collected a total of Rs259 crore in property tax, excluding the payments received from state and central govt departments, which add up to another Rs50 crore.
Over 1.41 lakh property owners, roughly 33% of those who paid their property tax dues, opted for online payments. These 33% online taxpayers paid a total Rs88.41 crore while availing rebates worth Rs11.58 crore under the NMC's 15% and 10% discount schemes. The remaining 2.84 lakh taxpayers paid through offline modes, contributing a significantly higher Rs170.93 crore and availing Rs25.78 crore in rebates under 10% and 5% concession slabs.
Among the zones, Laxmi Nagar recorded the highest number of online taxpayers at 28,103, generating Rs11.18 crore. Mangalwari followed with Rs9.11 crore from 17,606 properties. Dharampeth and Hanuman Nagar also recorded high online payments, collecting Rs7.22 crore and Rs7.27 crore, respectively. On the lower end, Satranjipura had just 3,980 online taxpayers, generating Rs1.19 crore.
The offline mode, however, remained dominant. Hanuman Nagar had 42,249 offline taxpayers contributing Rs9.34 crore, while Nehru Nagar and Lakadganj each drew close to Rs9.5 crore and Rs9.12 crore, respectively. Mangalwari again ranked high, with Rs10.76 crore from 29,598 offline property owners.
The preference for offline payment suggests a persistent digital gap, despite the corporation offering higher rebates for online transactions. The Rs88.41 crore collected online shows that tech-savvy property owners are gradually embracing the convenience of digital platforms, but a large majority still depends on physical visits to tax counters.
NMC's property tax department introduced differential rebate slabs to incentivise early and digital payments this year. The 15% rebate for online payments, introduced to ease citizen interface and reduce queueing at NMC offices, attracted over one lakh taxpayers but hasn't yet tipped the scale in favour of digital.
The civic body now faces the challenge of improving digital outreach while ensuring that the remaining two lakh property owners clear their dues to meet annual revenue targets. With property tax being a crucial non-grant revenue stream for the cash-strapped NMC, ensuring wider compliance and smoother payment systems remains a top priority.
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