GHMC facilitates online payment for OTS property tax

With the State government offering a waiver of 90 per cent tax for accumulated arrears of the interest component on property tax under One Time Scheme (OTS) till September 15, the GHMC is sending SMSs to property owners, besides facilitating online payment.

The municipal corporation has upgraded its software accordingly. Taxpayers can avail the waiver, only if, they clear the total amount of property tax dues till 2019-20 along with 10 per cent interest.

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Commissioner DS Lokesh Kumar stated that there were 5.64 lakh property tax assessments with an accumulation of property tax arrears amounting to Rs 1,477.86 crore from the past two decades. The interest amount against for the same was around Rs 1,017.76 crore till the financial year 2019-20.

Property owners can pay tax at GHMC Citizen Service Centers, Meeseva or make payment online through MyGHMC app or log onto GHMC website.