After failing to meet its property tax target for the fourth time in a row, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is in the process of identifying and correcting the errors that lead to loss of revenue.
While the civic body has admitted it received tax from less than 30 per cent property owners in the Capital, the agency officials claim lack of database is a major shortcoming.
According to sources, the MCD has no available record of the tax payers, except for that of around 3 lakh people who paid their taxes online this year.
Also on the list of problem areas is lack of manpower. Despite the digitalisation of all property tax records and the creation of a database of eligible property tax payers being planned, officials feel they have not been able to make headway as the department is grossly "understaffed".
The MCD is now mulling a series of corrective measures.
The Property Tax department has begun the digitalisation of the manual tax returns filed in 2009-10. This will enable the department to develop a database of at least the 9.73 lakh tax payers who have paid their taxes this year.
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With thanks : Source : IndianExpress
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