Commissioner Urban Administration and Development Nikunj Kumar Shrivastava has informed that the decision to exempt citizens from the surcharge of various taxes of urban bodies was taken on June 3, due to the decline in employment and business in other areas due to the Corona pandemic. The benefit of this exemption will be available till August 31, 2021. Shrivastava has urged the citizens to take advantage of this exemption by paying the pending taxes till August 31.

Citizens can deposit tax/consumer charges/rent/land rent, online through website mpenagarpalika.gov.in or UPI like Phone Pay, PayTM, Google pay or in urban body office. Messages have also been sent by the Urban Administration Department to the concerned taxpayers, by visiting the link of which payment can also be made. In those cases of property tax in which the amount of tax and surcharge is outstanding up to Rs 50 thousand, there will be 100 percent exemption in surcharge. In cases of wealth-tax in which the amount of tax and surcharge is up to Rs one lakh, there will be 50 percent exemption in surcharge and in wealth-tax related cases in which the amount of tax and surcharge is more than Rs one lakh, only 25 percent will be exempted in surcharge.

There will be 100 percent exemption in surcharge in cases of land rent / rent of assets disposed by urban bodies, in which the total due amount including surcharge will be outstanding up to Rs 20,000,  in cases of land rent / rent of assets disposed by urban bodies in which the total amount due including surcharge will be between Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000, 50 percent will be exempted in surcharge and in cases of land rent / rent of assets disposed by urban bodies, in which the total amount due including surcharge is more than Rs 50,000, there will be 25 percent exemption in surcharge.

Water consumer charges / water cess cases in which the amount of tax and surcharge will be up to Rs 10,000, there will be 100 percent exemption in only surcharge, in cases of water consumer charges / water cess, in which the amount of tax and surcharge is more than Rs 10,000 and Rs 50,000,  there will be 75 percent exemption in only surcharge and in cases of water consumer charges / water cess, where the amount of tax and surcharge is more than Rs 50,000, 50 percent exemption will be given in only

surcharge.

The exemption will be given to such taxpayers/citizens who will pay the pending due amount till August 31, 2021. This exemption will be applicable only on surcharge and will not be applicable on interest, stamp duty, basic tax, basic consumer charges or basic land rent/rent.