Karnal MC collects Rs19.50-cr property tax

Tribune News Service
Karnal, April 1

The Karnal Municipal Corporation has recovered a record property tax of Rs 19.50 crore from owners in the last financial year 2020-21. As per the authorities, it was a record collection since the inception of the Municipal Corporation in 2010.

The Municipal Corporation had collected a sum of Rs 19.68 crore in six years from 2010 to 2016, Rs 13.24 crore in 2016-17, Rs 8.19 crore in 2017-18, Rs 12.57 crore in 2018-19, Rs 16.94 crore in 2019-20.

“Efforts of the Municipal Corporation employees, who worked hard during the special drive by conducting two massive camps in October and March, bore fruits,” said Vikram Singh, Commissioner, Karnal MC. He said during the camps, the MC collected over Rs 11 crore.

The Municipal Corporation Commissioner stated that during Covid-19 pandemic, the state had offered interest waiver on one-time payment of property tax. It was allowed till October end, and later extended to March 31. In the last one week, 17 special counters had been set up in different parts of the city to assist the people in depositing their dues, he said.

“We have collected Rs 3 crore in the past one week of the last financial year,” the MC Commissioner said.

“We target recovery of Rs 50-crore property dues in 2021-22 and we are hopeful we will achieve it with the cooperation of public,” the MC Commissioner said.