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.