On a day when the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) collected a record Rs 1.06 crore in property tax, the Dehradun mayor Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’ announced extension of the period for rebate on property tax till February 15.
This period was to end on Wednesday but was extended by the mayor in public interest following the demand submitted by the councillors considering the rush of people arriving at the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) to pay property tax.
It will be recalled that the councillors from BJP and Congress including Amita Singh, Anita Garg, Rohan Chandel, Sanjeev Malhotra, Rajpal Payal, Ajay Singhal and others had met the mayor on Monday seeking the extension of the period for rebate in property tax. Though no decision was taken at that time, on Wednesday, the mayor announced extension of the rebate period by one month. However, it has been clearly mentioned by the mayor that no further extension will be given after February 15.
The collection of property tax in the past few days has been quite considerable; Rs 50 lakh on Monday, Rs 90 lakh on Tuesday and Rs 1.06 crore on Wednesday breaking all the past records of property tax collection in MCD within a single day. It is pertinent to mention here that property tax is one of the major sources of revenue for the MCD. The corporation has been working for some time to enhance its revenue generation in order to further improve its functioning.