Over 3,700 defaulters have availed the benefit of property tax settlement scheme by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMC), offering immunity from penalty and waiver of interest, with collection of `10 crore worth taxes so far, informed officials.
The scheme, announced recently by the municipal body, will continue till November 30 this year.“Property owners have been showing keen interest in the scheme,” chairman of the Property Tax Committee of North Delhi Municipal Corporation, Rajesh Bhatia said. “About 600 property owners have benefitted from this scheme in ex parte assessment under old ratable value system, 300 in ratable value already determined on merit, 2,500 in unit area method and 300 in discount cheque dispute category,” Bhatia further added.
There is a full rebate from interest and penalty on pending property tax, which will be reduced to 75 per cent till October 17 and 50 per cent till November 17, officials said.
“There are about 10 lakh properties in North Delhi and the number of defaulters availing the scheme is likely to rise further. Under the ratable value, we are giving October 31 as the last date to entertain request from defaulters,” spokesperson for the North Delhi Corporation, Yogendra Singh Mann, said.
Some complaints have been received from taxpayers that cash payment was not being accepted after 3 pm. All the zonal offices have been directed to accept tax via cash till 5 pm, he said.