The Hindu 14.12.2013
MCC shortlists six software developers for online foray
The Mangalore City Corporation has taken one more step
in introducing online filing of property tax returns and filing
applications for trade licence. It has short-listed six companies for
developing the two software programmes.
Sources in
the corporation said that eight companies had responded to the
expression of interest called on October 10 to develop the software for
filing property tax returns online. Similarly, of the seven responders
for preparing software for filing web-based trade licence, three have
been short-listed.
After studying their request for
proposal (RFP) documents and financial proposals, two companies would be
selected for developing the two software programmes, sources said.
They
said that the corporation would not phase out the manual system of
filing in both the cases. The online system of filing would be
introduced as an option.
Sources said that before
calling the expression of interest, the civic body got a test software
done by a private agency, to ascertain if the proposal of online filing
of property tax returns could be implemented. Bolar ward, which has
1,800 properties, was chosen for the experiment.
Once
the company developed the software for filing property tax returns, it
might have to provide technical support for one year and upload data
since 2008-09.
