MC seals seven units for not paying property tax

The Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF) has sealed seven commercial for failing to clear the outstanding property tax dues on Friday. However, three of the units managed to avoid the sealing after paying their dues on the spot, contributing a total of Rs 7 lakh.

A spokesperson of the MCF said, the drive against property tax defaulters is going on. Five units in NIT Zone – 1, two in NIT Zone- 2 were sealed as part of the drive. The MCF had previously sealed four units in Old Faridabad on January 21, recovering Rs 5.5 lakh.

The MCF has issued an appeal for defaulters to clear their dues and warned that the sealing drive will continue indefinitely.

The authority is focusing on properties with outstanding dues of Rs 50,000 or more, as part of efforts to improve tax collection before the fiscal year ends, according to sources in the civic body. The total outstanding property tax dues are estimated between Rs 300 crore and Rs 350 crore, however, the authorities were yet to come out with the official figure. The property tax has been a prominent source of the income of the civic body, which relies on special grants from the state government for meeting its expenses.