We followed all procedures to facilitate the defaulters to pay property tax dues. However, following no positive response from defaulters, we have seized their properties, including residential and commercial, to be auctioned, says official
Chandigarh administrator instead tells MC to generate more revenue on its own while assuring to approach the Centre to hike its annual grant to meet its growing expenses
As per MC’s official data, commercial and government buildings alone owe the corporation a whopping ₹250 crore in property tax/ service tax, which is a major source of its annual revenue. However, from the total amount, ₹187 crore remains in litigation or is disputed
Chandigarh MC had estimated to generate revenue worth ₹633 crore from its own sources in this financial year (as mentioned in budget estimates of 2024-25) but from April 1 to September 30, the civic body could generate only ₹173.25 crore