The Hindu 05.02.2010
MCD struggling to recover property tax dues
Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI: While the Municipal Corporation of Delhi continues to struggle to meet its property tax collection targets, some municipal officials claim its task has been made more difficult by various government agencies that owe it over Rs.400 crore in property tax dues.
According to MCD Master Plan-2021 Implementation Committee chairman Ved Prakash Gupta, who raised the issue at a discussion on the budget in the MCD House, the top offenders include the Delhi Development Authority which owes the civic agency Rs.333 crore.
Other defaulters
Other government departments and undertakings that owe the MCD property tax dues include NDPL (Rs.2.65 crore), Delhi Jal Board (Rs.23.62 crore), Airports Authority of India (Rs.20.46), Public Works Department and Central Public Works Department (Rs.8 crore combined).
