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Red notices to ‘chronic defaulters’

Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to issue red notices to ‘chronic defaulters’ of property tax in a bid to convince them to pay the tax arrears.

A Red Notice, officials explained, would be the final notice to be issued to the defaulters and if it is not obeyed, penal and legal action would be initiated against the defaulters. A decision to this effect was taken after the GHMC Commissioner SP Singh held a review meeting on the corporation’s resource mobilisation for this financial year.

Mr. Singh said he was ready to personally intervene and conduct a meeting if required, with the ‘chronic defaulters’. The corporation had so far collected Rs. 230 crore towards property tax with Abids circle standing first with a collection of Rs. 16.89 crore, followed by Kukatpally - Rs.10.85 crore and Kapra circle – Rs.9.94 crore.

He said collection of taxes should continue on all public holidays also and instructed the officials to hold meetings with the resident welfare associations. In respect of associations paying taxes in toto, the GHMC would take up works of preferred by the associations. He asked officials to visit residential colonies in the mornings and commercial establishments after 11 a.m. He advised the officials to concentrate on the verification of BPS / LRS applications and calculate the property tax according to the owners’ declarations in the BPS applications. The corporation has collected Rs. 14 crore towards advertisement fee and Rs. 9 crore under Trade License fee.

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