South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has extended the last date of general amnesty scheme for waiving 100 per cent interest and penalty on payment on property tax till September 30.
The Corporation has collected about Rs 390 crore as property tax from 3.45 lakh tax payers till August 31 whereas last year during the same period SDMC was able to collect Rs 395 crore approx from the 3.55 lakh taxpayers.
Chairman of the Standing Committee Raj Dutt Gahlot informed that the decision has been taken to provide relief to the citizens. “The date extended for all three schemes for the payment of property tax up to 30 September 2020,” he said.
Property holders can deposit their property tax for the current financial year 2020-21 with 15 per cent rebate till 30 September. Earlier the last date was 31st August, 2020.
The Corporation has also decided to extend the date of general amnesty scheme for payment of outstanding dues for all types of properties without any interest or penalty of all the categories under its jurisdiction till 30 September, 2020.
Under the amnesty scheme those property holders will become entitled for 100 per cent waiver of interest and penalty on making up-to-date payment of outstanding dues by 30 September.
Gahlot further said that the last date of the new amnesty Scheme that was earlier introduced for the unauthorised colonies is also extended up to 30 September but now the residents of these colonies can avail this opportunity and deposit property tax for only two financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21. Their pending tax from year 2004 to 2019 will be completely waived off, he said.
The Chairman urged all the citizens to file their property tax return on time and be a responsible citizen. SDMC acknowledges the support of its tax payers for timely payments which enables SDMC to provide better civic facilities and keep serving the society.
“The SDMC is organizing special property tax camps in all unauthorized colonies in association with RWAs and local councilors for the convenience of the citizens,” he said.