Patna: The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) is conducting a continuous door-to-door campaign to improve property tax collection and recover outstanding dues.
As part of the drive, municipal teams are visiting identified properties and establishments to verify their property tax status and provide taxpayers with details of their tax liabilities, outstanding amounts and payment procedures.
The campaign is placing particular emphasis on recovering arrears by facilitating on-the-spot payments, with the aim of making property tax collection more effective.
Government Departments Among Major Defaulters
The recovery campaign also covers properties belonging to government departments and institutions. PMC is coordinating with the concerned departments to expedite payment of outstanding property tax.
The identified dues include:
- Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park: Approximately Rs 9.88 crore
- BUDCO: Approximately Rs 3.09 crore
- Divisional Commissioner’s Office: Approximately Rs 3.77 crore
- District Magistrate’s Office: Approximately Rs 2.01 crore
- Properties related to the Secondary Education Department: Approximately Rs 3.19 crore
- Properties related to CGST: Approximately Rs 3.78 crore
Together, these identified government properties account for approximately Rs 25.72 crore in outstanding property tax.
PMC officials are coordinating with the respective departments to facilitate payment of the pending dues.
Five Major Non-Government Properties
The door-to-door campaign has also identified significant outstanding property tax among major non-government properties.
The top five identified properties have combined outstanding dues of approximately Rs 1.94 crore. Four are located in the Patliputra Zone and one in the Nutan Rajdhani Zone.
The identified properties and dues are:
- Utkarsh Sphatik Limited, Ward 27: Rs 65.48 lakh
- Virendra Kumar, Sujata Devi, Vinita Devi, Paras Nath and Sumitra Devi, Ward 2: Rs 45.86 lakh
- Samudri Devi, Ward 2: Rs 36.91 lakh
- Sukant Kumar Mishra, Ward 1: Rs 24.56 lakh
- Shankar Kumar and Nutan Kumari, Ward 13: Rs 21.45 lakh
Zonal Teams Monitoring Pending Dues
PMC is monitoring pending property tax cases at the zonal level as part of the intensified recovery drive.
Relevant teams have been kept active to follow up on outstanding dues and facilitate their recovery. The Corporation is also continuing coordination with government departments and property owners to expedite payment of pending property tax.
