BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Friday proposed making payment of property tax online from next financial year.
Besides, the Budget has also proposed a 1 per cent increase in property tax for residential properties under categories C, D and E and 2 per cent in residential properties under categories A and B; and 5 per cent increase for certain commercial properties under categories A to H, viz., guest houses, inns, lodges, PG houses, restaurants without bars or AC, liquor shops and bars.
“After Prime Minister’s announcement on demonetisation, stress has been laid on making payments online. Prime Minister in his ‘Mann ki Baat’ spoke about a ‘cashless society’ and advised moving towards ‘e-wallet’. So, following the line, it is proposed that all property tax-related forms and payment would be accepted online only from next financial year and payment in cash will not be accepted,” SDMC Commissioner Puneet Kumar Goel said while presenting the SDMC’s revised Budget estimates for 2016-17 and Budget estimates for 2017-18 at the Civic Centre.
The proposed revised Budget estimates for 2016-17 stands at Rs 3,796.33 crore while the Budget estimates for 2017-18 has been proposed to be Rs 4,104.13 crore for total revenues. For total expenditure, the proposed revised Budget estimates for financial year 2016-17 stands at Rs 4,046.77 crore while the budget estimates for 2017-18 has been proposed to be Rs 4,515.92 crore.
“For paying the property tax, apps and e-wallets shall provide the service accordingly. All these apps would be connected to the corporation’s Those tax payers, who do not have the facility to submit PTR from online, shall be facilitated through a special window that would be opened in each of our zones. Special camps would also be organised in all wards,” Goel added.
Among other major decisions, 2,000 more dustbins are being purchased and installed in sanitation area and at least 100 toilets are to be constructed at important places having substantial footfall during the next financial year. A waste-to-energy plant at Badarpur and a construction and demolition waste processing plant at Badarpur and Tajpur Pahari have also been proposed. Other proposals include 21 new upgraded health centres with all facilities, setting up of specialised unit at Purnima Sethi Multi Specialty Hospital in Kalkaji in collaboration with Safdarjung Hospital. Const-ruction of 100-bedded hospital in Tilak Nagar, Fatah Pur Beri, Dwarka is underway. It has also been proposed to open a special diabetes centre in each zone for testing and treatment.