The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Company (PCMC) has been awarded the primary prize by the state authorities beneath the Rajiv Gandhi Prashaskiya Gatimanta (PRAGATI) marketing campaign and competitors for its revolutionary initiatives to enhance property tax assortment. PCMC has additionally acquired a money prize of Rs 10 lakh, as per a Authorities Decision issued by the Normal Administration Division.
With Pimpri Chinchwad present process speedy city growth, the variety of properties within the metropolis is rising annually. Property tax serves as an important income supply for the municipal company to supply important infrastructure and providers to residents. Recognising this, PCMC’s property tax division has carried out a sequence of reforms and digital interventions to spice up tax income, officers stated.
Key initiatives embody the introduction of on-line fee programs, property attachment and public sale mechanisms, geo-sequencing of properties, and assigning distinctive UPIC IDs to every property. These steps have instantly contributed to a big improve in tax assortment.
PCMC submitted a proposal outlining these reforms to the state’s PRAGATI marketing campaign, the place it was evaluated and chosen by the State-level choice committee for the primary prize.
In FY 2023-24 alone, Rs 554 crore was collected by on-line funds. Attributable to enticing tax rebates, Rs 449 crore was collected within the first quarter itself. Know-how-driven initiatives and efficient public consciousness performed a vital position on this progress.
“This award from the state authorities is a second of delight for all residents of Pimpri Chinchwad. Property tax is the first income for the Company and is important for the town’s growth. With simply 5 days left for the shut of the monetary yr 2024-25, I urge all property house owners to pay their dues promptly and contribute to the expansion of our metropolis,” stated Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Singh.
“The Property Tax Division has constantly carried out revolutionary methods to boost income. This award will additional encourage our crew to proceed working with renewed enthusiasm. We will probably be launching much more in depth campaigns for property tax assortment within the coming yr,” Pradip Jambhale Patil, Extra Commissioner, PCMC.
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Key initiatives taken
- Tax rebates for eco-friendly buildings, ladies property house owners, and on-line funds
- Campaigns like Mazi Milkat Mazi Aakarni (My Property, My Tax Evaluation)
- Restructuring of tax payments and launch of a proper Property Public sale Coverage
- Integration with Bharat Invoice Pay System
- Use of data-driven decision-making for focused outreach and consciousness
- 100% distribution of property payments by ladies’s self-help teams beneath Undertaking Siddhi
- Use of cell apps to replace contact data and geo-tag properties
- Drone-based surveys for figuring out unregistered properties and assigning UPIC IDs
File-breaking income progress
Thanks to those reforms, PCMC witnessed file property tax collections over the previous three monetary years:
- Rs 628 crore in 2021-22
- Rs 816 crore in 2022-23
- Rs 977 crore in 2023-24
In FY 2023-24 alone, Rs 554 crore was collected by on-line funds. Attributable to enticing tax rebates, Rs 449 crore was collected within the first quarter itself. Know-how-driven initiatives and efficient public consciousness performed a vital position on this progress.
“This award from the state authorities is a second of delight for all residents of Pimpri Chinchwad. Property tax is the first income for the Company and is important for the town’s growth. With simply 5 days left for the shut of the monetary yr 2024-25, I urge all property house owners to pay their dues promptly and contribute to the expansion of our metropolis,” stated Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Singh.
“The Property Tax Division has constantly carried out revolutionary methods to boost income. This award will additional encourage our crew to proceed working with renewed enthusiasm. We will probably be launching much more in depth campaigns for property tax assortment within the coming yr,” Pradip Jambhale Patil, Extra Commissioner, PCMC.
