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Corporation assessment officers get tablet computing devices

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The Hindu              12.02.2014

Corporation assessment officers get tablet computing devices

Modern method:Mayor S.M. Velusamy handing over a tablet computing device to an assessment officer, to facilitate tax collection and follow other procedures:- Photo: Special ARRANGEMENT
Modern method:Mayor S.M. Velusamy handing over a tablet computing device to an assessment officer, to facilitate tax collection and follow other procedures:- Photo: Special ARRANGEMENT

Taking forward its e-governance measures, the Coimbatore Corporation on Tuesday handed over tablet computing devices to property tax assessment officers.

On addition to this, the civil body also released tax assessment books and smart cards containing QR (quick response) codes.

Project

Explaining the project that was being launched, Deputy Commissioner S. Sivarasu said that the civic body had given five tablet computing devices with pre-loaded applications to as many assessment officers, who, while assessing buildings for property tax would use the specific application.

This had been done on a pilot basis.

The officers would enter the measurements, location, road, floor and roof types and then click pictures of the buildings so that the application generates report for use by the officials at the Corporation main office. It would also generate a new assessment number.

This would reduce the need for paper work and also generate new assessment report within minutes of the entry of data.

Besides, it would be accurate too.

Mr. Sivarasu said that the Corporation had released new rent books and cards to those who had taken on monthly rent the 2,944 shops. By pointing their smart mobile computing device on the QR codes, the tenants could know their payment history as well as the dues.

Once the five assessment officers offer their feedback, the civic body would make the necessary modifications to the software and then hand over the tablet computing devices to the remaining 58 assessment officers.

Features

The Corporation had recently introduced a slew of features like online payment of tax and publication of reserve site details on its website, to bring about transparency and introduce e-governance.