The Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) has set a target to recover Rs100 crore revenue in the current year (2014-15). With a view to achieving the target, RMC Commissioner Avaneesh Kumar Sharan issued directives to RMC Additional Commissioner (Revenue) Dr lavkush Singraul, Revenue Officer Arun Dubey and assistant revenue officers of all the zones.
The Commissioner asked the officials concerned to constitute flying squads comprising of RMC assistant revenue officers, revenue inspectors and revenue officers and carry out inspections of big hotels, malls, commercial complexes, timber yards, marriage hall and ongoing construction works at regular intervals.
The Commissioner asked the officials concerned for on-the-spot revaluation of taxes on the aforesaid establishments and recover the same, if any dues were to be recovered. Sharan directed to issue notices to big defaulters and, if needed, seize their properties for recovering the pending taxes. Directives were also issued to launch an intense drive to cut illegal tap-connections across the city.
The Commissioner also appealed the citizen to lodge their complaints regarding tax calculation on their properties at the RMC’s Revenue Department, if any.