Hey there, Pune residents! Have you heard about the latest changes happening in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)? Well, PMC has come up with a new system to make tax assessments more efficient. They are now regularly transferring tax assessment staff to ensure everything runs smoothly. It looks like ward offices and the head of the tax department will be more involved in this process to speed things up.
Did you know that before the merger in 2017, PMC managed around 8.5 lakh properties? But after the merger, this number shot up to 10 lakh properties with the addition of 1.5 lakh more. And guess what? By 2021, after merging 23 more villages, the total number of properties reached a whopping 12.5 lakh. That’s a lot of properties to keep track of! And let’s not forget about all the different taxes PMC levies, including municipal tax, general tax, water bill, cleaning tax, fire tax, tree conservation tax, road tax, education tax, and other facility charges. Phew, that’s quite a list!
But hold on, there seems to be some trouble brewing. Activists are demanding action against senior officials, claiming they are colluding with influential locals to avoid property assessments. This has allegedly led to PMC losing out on a significant amount of revenue. The total property tax recoverable from the 34 merged areas is a whopping Rs 1,245 crore. That’s a lot of money!
And to add to the drama, a PMC drive to seal defaulter properties had to be stopped due to complaints about high tax rates and poor infrastructure in the merged areas. Looks like there’s some tension brewing between the residents and PMC. Let’s see how this situation unfolds! Stay tuned for more updates on PMC and their tax assessments.
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