MC starts issuing notice to 27K property tax defaulters in Chandigarh

Sandeep Rana
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 3

As many as 27,000 property tax defaulters in the city are being served notices in a phased manner by the local Municipal Corporation.

While 15,000 defaulters are yet to pay their house tax dues, 12,000 are commercial property owners owing tax to the civic body. So far, the corporation has collected Rs40.65 crore as the levy. In the last fiscal, the MC had earned Rs53.35 crore. The defaulters have been asked to clear their dues within 30 days. Those not paying their tax dues will be served another notice. Following this, they will be issued the final notice.

Later, proceedings for removing the water connections of residential tax defaulters and attaching the properties of commercial tax defaulters will be started.

“We have already started issuing notices. Those not paying their dues despite the final notice will be liable to lose their water connection in the case of residential tax or face attachment of property in the case of commercial tax,” said MC Additional Commissioner Anil Kumar Garg, who heads the tax branch.

In March, the MC had prepared a list of over 5,000 residential tax defaulters whose water connections were to be disconnected. However, it could not be done due to the Covid pandemic. Officials claimed that the defaulters cleared their tax dues later.

Till July 31, tax payers were getting 20 per cent rebate on residential tax and 10 per cent on commercial tax. The defaulters will now have to pay a fine of 25 per cent and 12 per cent interest on the tax dues.

The tax can be paid at Sampark centres or online on the MC website.