The Hindu 31.12.2013
Anna Arivalayam property tax to be reassessed
Chennai Corporation has reportedly identified
underassessment of property tax for the premises of Anna Arivalayam, the
headquarters of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
As part
of an initiative to reassess property tax for the buildings on the
premises, revenue department officials carried out a field verification
of the area of the main building, dispensary, studio and Kalaignar
Arangam.
According to a report submitted by the
revenue department, the property tax collected for the Anna Arivalayam
main building, with an area of 40,400 sq. ft., is Rs. 82,192 for every
half-year. “On verification, the actual area of the main building was
found to be 93,627 sq. ft. The reassessed property tax will be Rs. 10.33
lakh for the building,” the report said.
The free
dispensary and studio on the same premises had been assessed earlier by
officials as having an area of 14,584 sq. ft. The property tax payable
for every six months is Rs. 1.62 lakh. “However, the area of the
building is 23,959 sq. ft. as against the earlier assessment order
issued in 2002. The reassessment will require an increase in property
tax to Rs. 2.82 lakh.”
Another building on the
premises, Kalaignar Arangam, has been classified as commercial property
because of permissions granted for at least 50 functions per year.
“The
reassessment of the building will increase the tax to Rs. 3.40 lakh.
The existing property tax collected for the building is Rs. 91,346. The
calculation is based on the rental value of Rs. 1 lakh per function for
Kalaignar Arangam.”
The Corporation has also asked
zonal assistant revenue officers to reassess property tax for similar
buildings that measure more than 10,000 sq. ft.
“At
least 400 buildings in every zone are more than 10,000 sq. ft. Such
buildings will be screened for reassessment,” said an official of the
Corporation.