Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has collected approximately Rs. 15.98 crore from the taxpayers after assessing 77,543 assets in the State Capital till Tuesday.
Municipal Commissioner Prashant Kumar, while refusing to extend the date of holding tax payment as expected earlier, extended the timings. Now the collection counters will remain open till 8 PM to submit the holding tax details by the city residents.
Encouraging the taxpayers, the civic body has come up with few innovative measures to encourage people to submit the details of the properties at the earliest. “The municipal corporation has decided that separate awards in various categories will be initiated to encourage the tax payers. Alongside felicitating the top 10 taxpayers of the city, ward councilors will also be recognized for their accomplishments in three different categories,” added Kumar.
“A separate list is being prepared with the details. Three categories (Golden, silver, bronze) have been decided and immediately after the tax collection, the list will be released. A brass plate will be presented to the highest tax payer as well,” further added Kumar.
In the meantime, Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI), taking a strong position and sharpening its protests in considerably against holding tax hike in the State, met Urban Development and Housing Department Minister CP Singh. He requested traders to hold on, until he comes up with a suitable solution.
.Meanwhile, an ally in government and constantly raising its voice against holding tax hike since the beginning, the AJSU observed a one day fast on Tuesday and sat for peaceful agitation under Mahatma Gandhi statue in Morhabadi Ground with a demand of immediate and unconditional roll-back of the hike.
AJSU City unit president Munchun Roy said during the fast that the party was ready to go to any extent to get the hike rolled back. He also alleged civic body Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) of threatening residents and keeping hiked tax collection period considerably short, that will get over on February 8, so that people deposited tax in a hurry to avoid penalty.