Bengaluru, Nov. 24:
Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao directed officials to identify properties with high outstanding dues across the five city corporations under GBA and initiate measures to recover the pending property tax.
Addressing a virtual meeting held today on property tax collection, e-khata, and the conversion of B-Khata to A-Khata, he instructed officials to trace major defaulters and pending revision cases, and ensure that the overdue property tax is collected promptly.
He emphasized the need to identify individuals and properties currently outside the tax network and bring them under the property tax ambit. Commissioners of all city corporations must prioritize property tax collection, conduct daily review meetings with revenue officers, issue necessary directives, and take steps to increase tax collection.
Speaking on the occasion, Special Commissioner (Revenue), Munish Moudgil said that the five city corporations have been given a target of Rs 6,700 crore tax collection, of which Rs 3,533 crore has been collected so far. He stressed the need to focus on property tax collection, especially from revision cases and defaulters.
24,000 property tax revision cases:
Across the five city corporations, there are 24,000 property tax revision cases amounting to nearly Rs 170 crore. Additionally, around 22,000 defaulters owe Rs 598 crore. Officials were instructed to give special attention to recovering these dues.
Seal properties and recover pending dues:
Each city corporation must prepare a list of 100 revision cases and 100 major defaulters in every division. Revenue Inspectors and Revenue Collectors must be assigned clear targets, and commercial properties must be sealed wherever necessary to ensure recovery of outstanding property tax.
Applications for new khatas submitted within city corporation limits must be verified and processed promptly, as this will increase city corporation revenue. Likewise, applications for conversion from B-Khata to A-Khata must be reviewed and completed within the stipulated timeline.
The meeting was attended by City Corporation Commissioners Rajendra Cholan, Pommala Sunil Kumar, Ramesh D.S., Ramesh K.N., Dr. Rajendra K.V., Additional Commissioners (Revenue), Joint Commissioners, NIC technical directors, and other officials.