With March 31 being the last date to submit property tax for the current year (2022-23), Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) has appealed the residents to pay the tax by this date to avoid an additional 10 percent penalty and 18 percent interest on delayed payment.

Apart from the weekdays, the civic body has decided to keep the Suvidha Kendras in all four zonal offices open during working hours on Saturdays (March 11, 18 and 25), Sundays (March 19 and 26) and government holidays (March 23 and March 30) of the month. The decision has been taken to facilitate the residents in submitting the property tax returns.

As per the record of properties available with MC, over 80000 building owners are yet to pay property tax for the current year (2022-23) and they will have to pay 20 percent penalty and 18 percent interest on payment of tax after March 31. Text messages are also being sent to the residents asking them to pay the tax before the deadline.

The officials stated that the residents can avail 10 per cent rebate on payment of property tax for the current financial year by September 30. No penalty is imposed on payment of tax from October 1 to December 31. The department imposes a 10 percent penalty on payment of tax from January 1 to March 31. The penalty is increased to 20 percent and 18 percent annual interest is also imposed, if the residents fail to pay tax for the current year by March 31.

MC Commissioner Dr Shena Aggarwal appealed to the residents to pay the property tax in time to avoid penalty. The tax collected from the residents is used for providing basic amenities to the residents and for taking up development works.

Dr Aggarwal stated that apart from making payment of tax in MC zonal suvidha kendras, residents can also submit tax online at – mcludhiana.gov.in to avoid standing in long queues. The residents can follow Municipal Corporation Ludhiana on Facebook (Municipal Corporation Ludhiana) and Instagram (mcludhiana_official) to get regular updates.