The Times of India 02.04.2013
VMC fails to meet house tax collection target
VARANASI: Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) was able to collect only Rs 19.12 crore as house tax against a target of Rs 24 crores set for the financial year 2012-2013.
According to Sandeep Srivastava, coordinator, computer centre, out of 1,51,195 houses which were accounted to pay the house tax, only 82,704 paid the same.
VMC also lagged behind in encouraging online payment of taxes as the online mode of payment could only bring a collection of 1.67 lakh from 120 houses in the city.
Despite the fact that number of houses accounted for paying house taxes have increased from 80,085 in 2008 to 1,51,195 in 2013, not even 1 lakh houses are paying house taxes.
Meanwhile, according to general manager, Jal Kal, BK Pandey, Rs 33 crore have been collected as water tax against a target of Rs 36 crore in 2012-2013.
"The relaxation given to pay the taxes without surcharge by April 15 has lowered the target this year otherwise many people would have had paid their taxes by March 31 itself," he informed.
According to Sandeep Srivastava, coordinator, computer centre, out of 1,51,195 houses which were accounted to pay the house tax, only 82,704 paid the same.
VMC also lagged behind in encouraging online payment of taxes as the online mode of payment could only bring a collection of 1.67 lakh from 120 houses in the city.
Despite the fact that number of houses accounted for paying house taxes have increased from 80,085 in 2008 to 1,51,195 in 2013, not even 1 lakh houses are paying house taxes.
Meanwhile, according to general manager, Jal Kal, BK Pandey, Rs 33 crore have been collected as water tax against a target of Rs 36 crore in 2012-2013.
"The relaxation given to pay the taxes without surcharge by April 15 has lowered the target this year otherwise many people would have had paid their taxes by March 31 itself," he informed.
