A first in state: e-POS machines facilitating door-to-door payment of taxes launched

In a boost to digitalisation and facilitating residents in paying their dues on their doorsteps, Mayor Inderjit Kaur and Senior Deputy Mayor Rakesh Prashar launched e-POS machines at the MC's Zone D office in Sarabha Nagar here on Thursday.

With this, the Municipal Corporation (MC) has become the first civic body in the state to start accepting digital payments through e-POS machines on the doorsteps of residents. Besides cash, the residents would be able to make digital payments through cards and UPI.

Zonal Commissioner Jasdev Singh Sekhon and Zonal Superintendent Vivek Verma were among other officials who were present.

The civic body officials said till now, residents had to visit civic body offices for making payments but now, civic body teams would also move to field with e-POS machines. It would not only save the time of the residents but will also encourage transparency in accepting payments.

Not only property tax, they will also be able to pay trade licence fee and rent of MC properties online through the machines. Payments can be made through cards and UPI and receipts generated through the machines would be handed over to the residents.

Training of the field staff is going on and the teams with e-POS machines will move to the field in coming few days.

The Mayor and the Senior Deputy Mayor said in total, 48 e-POS machines were being provided to staff (12 in each zone of the MC).

They said the civic body had been working to promote digitalisation and the initiative would further improve transparency and efficiency.

Directing the officials to expedite the recovery of dues from the residents, the Mayor said the civic body would also be organising camps in different parts of the city to facilitate the people in paying their dues.

Mayor Inderjit Kaur appealed to residents to pay their dues, including property tax and water sewer bills, on time to avoid penalty.

The civic body officials said the residents would have to pay a 20 per cent penalty and 18 per cent annual interest, if they fail to pay property tax for the current financial year (2025-26) by March 31.