Over 47,000 more properties set to come under tax net

Pradeep Sharma

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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 17

A first-of-its-kind project of geo-mapping of properties across Haryana with the help of drones initiated by the state government has paid rich dividends with property inventory increasing by over 47,000 in 29 municipalities.

Initiated by the Urban Local Bodies Department with the main aim of ensuring zero-error inventory of the urban property to increase resources of civic bodies through better realisation of property tax, the survey has resulted in an increase in the number of properties in all civic bodies except Nangal Chaudhary, sources said.

While Safidon has registered the largest increase (5,149) in properties from 7,039 to 12,188, Barara has the lowest increase (185) from 17,897 to 18,082.

Till now, municipal councils and municipal committees which have registered an increase in the property inventory include Assandh, Ateli Mandi, Barwala, Bawal, Bhiwani Khera, Beri, Bhuna, Gharaunda, Hathin, Indri, Julana, Kalanaur, Kalanwali, Kanina, Kharkhauda, Loharu, Meham, Nangal Chaudhary (negative), Nilokheri, Nissing, Nuh, Punhana,Pundri, Rania,Ratia, Siwani and Tararori.

There are 86 municipal corporations, municipal councils and municipal committees in Haryana and work on ascertaining the number of properties is in progress in 80 civic bodies. “The digitised inventory of the properties in urban areas would go a long way in increasing the revenue of the urban local bodies through better tax realisation and better urban planning,” Urban Local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain said.

Officials said the drones were pressed into service to determine the location of each ward, street and house to prepare a base map for each town. The record in the base map are being synchronised with the old record of the municipality to prepare the authentic record.

The final record will be fed into an online portal to prepare the inventory of the municipal bodies.