The Indian Express 21.06.2013
House tax: Bylaws being prepared by MC
The UT Administration is in the process of preparing the bylaws for
the collection of house tax. A communication is also being sent to the
Municipal Corporation to prepare a proposal for levying the tax as per
rateable value of residential property. Once decided, this will be
imposed from the next financial year.
The UT Administrator recently gave his nod to the imposition of
house tax in the city at the rate of Re 1 per yard per annum. Revenue
amounting to Rs 2.27 crore will be collected through this. Imposition of
tax is one of the conditions under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal
Mission (JNNURM).
The bylaws for imposing the tax are being prepared. These will
entail the details of the tax being imposed as well as the mode of
collection. UT Home Secretary Anil Kumar said that while bylaws for
commercial property are already there, those for the residential
property are under the process of being prepared.
“The Municipal Corporation is being sent a communication for
preparing the proposal for calculation of house tax on rateable
property. The new proposal has to be prepared in a period of three
months. However, for this financial year, the tax will be collected at
Re 1 per sq yard per annum. From the next financial year the new model
will be implemented,” said Anil Kumar.
The commercial property tax is collected on basis of rateable
value of property. The rate at which tax on residential property is
being levied will not generate much revenue.
The tax was imposed after repeated reminders from the Centre. It
was stated that if the tax is not imposed, funds under Jawaharlal Nehru
Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) will not be released.
Among the projects that are being undertaken in the city with
funds from JNNURM is the construction of one-room tenements under the
rehabilitation scheme.
A purchase of buses also needs to be made. The proposal for augmentation
of water supply through Kajauli will be undertaken from these funds
once the dispute between Punjab and Haryana over the issue is sorted
out.
