File complain about tax defaulters through SMS
Thursday, 25 April 2013 11:26
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The Times of India 25.04.2013 File complain about tax defaulters through SMSPUNE: The Pune municipal corporation's SMS alert system to detect property tax defaulters is a hit in just 15 days, with citizens sending over 300 tip offs about defaulters and those who are misusing their properties. "Sending a complaint through SMS is very easy. We get at least 20 such
SMSs every day," said Hemant Nikam, head of the property tax department
of the PMC. Since the start of the system a fortnight ago, over 300
complaints have been registered. The complaints include misuse of
property, evading property tax or hiding details of rented properties.
With citizens' cooperation, the civic administration plans to zero in
on defaulters in a big way. "If you know someone who is misusing his
property, just send us an SMS. The identity of the complainant is
protected which is the reason for such a good response so far," said
Nikam.
Nikam said that once they receive a complaint, officials
will visit the site and verify the complaint. If found genuine,
appropriate action will be taken against the offenders.
Property tax is one of the main sources of revenue for the Pune municipal corporation.
The department handles the billing and collection of property tax on
residential, commercial, plots and other types of properties - held
privately or by the government (state and central) - within municipal
limits.
Property tax is the tax charged on immovable or
tangible real property, such as land, buildings and permanent
improvements to property. All property holders are expected to pay the
tax based on the assessment.
Property tax may also include
basic house or building tax, plus service taxes such as street tax and
conservancy or scavenging tax. It is collected either half-yearly or
annually. There are around seven lakh residential properties and 75,000
non-residential properties, and around 24,000 open plots in the city.
The PMC has offered 10% discount on a tax of Rs 25,000 or less while a
5% discount is offered on amounts of more than Rs 25,001 for those who
pay the tax before May 31.
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To tackle encroachments, NMC to upload sanctioned maps on its website
Friday, 19 April 2013 11:23
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The Times of India 19.04.2013
To tackle encroachments, NMC to upload sanctioned maps on its website
NAGPUR : With rampant violation of sanctioned plans, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC ) has decided to upload the sanctioned plans (maps) of buildings and complexes on its website.
Confirming the development, municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane told
TOI that the decision will help the civic body identify violations of
the approved plans for any construction in areas controlled by the NMC.
"Besides this, we have also appointed a two member committee comprising
assistant municipal commissioner and sub-divisional officer in every
zone (10 zones) to furnish details of illegal constructions and also
about illegal constructions on government lands every week," he said.
These reports will also help the anti-encroachment squad to take action
against the violators, said Wardhane. Meanwhile, the
anti-encroachment squads of Ashi Nagar zone, Dharampeth zone and Nehru
Nagar zone razed illegal constructions in their respective zones.
The Dharampeth zone squad led by subdivisional officer A S Pillai
carried out the drive in prime and busy locations like railway station
road, Shrimohini Complex, LIC square, Aakashwani square and from the roads in front of district collectorate.
Similarly, Nehru Nagar zone's squad took action against two residents
for illegal constructions. Under the zone of Ashi Nagar,
anti-encroachment drive was carried out in busy Indora square, Kamal Chowk and Jaripatka, from where they removed 22 illegal hoardings.
Last Updated on Friday, 19 April 2013 11:27
HMDA Master Plan on DVD
Friday, 19 April 2013 06:33
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The Hindu 19.04.2013 HMDA Master Plan on DVDSpecial Correspondent DVDs of the Metropolitan Development Plan-2031 will be made available from April 20. The
soft copy, containing Proposed Land Use Map on a scale of 1:1,00,000,
Mandal Land Use Maps of 35 mandals on a scale of 1:25,000 will be
available for Rs.200. The amount is to be paid through a challan, an
HMDA release said. Apart from the HMDA office at
Tarnaka, DVDs can be obtained at Ghatkesar, Medchal, Shankerpally and
Shamshabad on working days between 11 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.
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