AMC issues notice to 1L defaulters for not paying house tax for over 10 years

Agra | Wednesday | 16th January, 2019

Summary:

In the revised budget, municipal board increased the house tax target to Rs 55 crore.Municipal commissioner Arun Prakash has warned revenue department officials of strict action in case of negligence towards recovery of house tax. Following this, the municipal board of councilors had set Rs 50 crore as the targeted income from house tax. AGRA: More than one lakh property owners in the city have been issued notices by the Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) for not paying house tax for their residential or commercial premises. Notices have been pasted outside the premises of major defaulters.According to additional municipal commissioner Vijay Kumar, “We have identified property owners who have not been paying house tax for the past several years. Officials have been directed to deal strictly with tax defaulters..