Mayor urges property owners to grab tax amnesty deal

Delhi Mayor Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh on Monday urged property owners to avail the benefits of the Property Tax Amnesty Scheme 2025-26, Sumpattikar Niptaan Yojana (SUNIYO). The scheme has now been extended till March 31, 2026. He said the scheme will not be extended further.

Addressing citizens, the Mayor called it a “golden opportunity” to settle outstanding property tax dues without paying penalties or interest. He appealed to all eligible taxpayers to take advantage of the final extension and clear their dues before the deadline.

According to official data, over 1.87 lakh taxpayers have already benefited from the scheme and paid property tax amounting to Rs 1,089.97 crore up to March 1, 2026. Out of this, Rs 211.44 crore was collected from 1,34,666 residential properties, while Rs 878.52 crore came from 52,759 non-residential properties.

The Mayor said citizen participation in the amnesty scheme has been encouraging. He highlighted that 1,02,201 new taxpayers paid property tax for the first time under SUNIYO. The total tax collected from these first-time taxpayers stands at Rs 395.96 crore.

Under the scheme, taxpayers can avail a complete waiver of property tax, along with interest and penalties, for the period prior to the financial year 2020-21.

However, they must pay the principal tax amount, without interest or penalty, for the current financial year 2025-26 and the previous five financial years from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

The Mayor also clarified that the late fee has not been increased. It remains at 5 percent, the same rate that was applicable during the extended period in February from February 1 to February 28, 2026.

Highlighting the overall tax collection figures, the Mayor said the total property tax collection for the current financial year, including collections under SUNIYO, has reached Rs 2,893.86 crore from 12,78,445 taxpayers as on March 1, 2026. During the corresponding period last year, the collection stood at Rs 1,937.44 crore from 10,56,528 taxpayers.

This reflects a 49.37 percent increase in tax collection and a 21 percent rise in the number of taxpayers compared to the same period last year. The Mayor noted that the total tax collection for the entire financial year 2024-25 was Rs 2,132.29 crore from 11,33,161 taxpayers, which is significantly lower than the current year’s collection so far.

The Mayor reiterated that the scheme aims to provide relief to taxpayers while improving revenue collection. He urged all remaining defaulters to act promptly and avoid a last-minute rush. With the March 31 deadline approaching, the civic body expects more property owners to come forward and regularise their dues under the amnesty scheme.