The Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) felicitated the advance tax payers for financial year 2017-18 in an event held on Monday. A lucky draw was held for the tax payers wherein they won prizes for paying the taxes.
Suraj Kero, the in-charge of IMC Revenue department informed that every year the lucky draw cum felicitation programme is organised for the citizens who pay their property and water taxes in advance till June 30 of every financial year. It is to be noted that the scheme is a hit among citizens and the corporation has seen huge influx of advance taxes over the years.
The advance tax payers of water tax and property tax were felicitated by Mayor Malini laxman Singh Gaud and MlA Mahendra Hardiya in a ceremony organised on Monday.
During the event mayor in council member Shankar Yadav, Balram Verma, Ashwin Shukla, councilor Bhagwan Singh Chauhan, Seema Virang, Kanchan Gidwani, IMC Additional Commissioner Devendra Singh, Deputy commissioner Arun Sharma and other IMC officials were present.
While informing about the prizes, Kero said that for the property tax payers the first prize is an Alto Car. The first prize is won by tax payer Arpana Shailendra who paid the tax of Rs 1759. Besides, the first prize for water tax payers is a Honda Activa won by Rambabu Rambaksh who paid the total tax of Rs 2265.
While addressing the event, Mayod saud that every year IMC give prizes to the advance tax payer with 6.25 per cent discount on property tax and 6 per cent discount on water tax. She further said that with the help of tax payers Indore is developing. She said that IMC is able to provide various facilities to the citizens.
Kero informed that in financial year 2017-18, the property tax of Rs 92 crore was received by 11,4,278 tax payers and water tax of Rs 14.69 crore was received by 36,117 tax payers. Out of these 20,608 property tax payers and 7,462 tax payers have paid taxes online.
Along with this, as the consolation prize 95 mixer machines were given to property tax payers and 57 mixer machine were given to water tax payers in all 19 zones.