Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) has decided to introduce home taxes in Raj Nagar Extension Township, although there are opposition from occupants and rwas.
With this, more than 35,000 flats are now under the ambit house tax, and GMC hopes to produce more than RS 3 Crore Revenue every year.
Rwas believes that Civic’s body has no right to impose home tax because it has not been taken over by the city.
However, GMC said that until the surrender of the community, it would not collect drain and water tax but also in his right to impose home tax.
Mahendra Singh Tanwar, Kota Commissioner, “as a rule, home tax should be issued on the property that falls under the jurisdiction of the city of Ghaziabad.
But there are many areas where GMC has not collected home tax, which has resulted in significant income loss.” “In Raj Nagar Extension Township, we do not charge home tax mainly because of the opposition from Rwas and residents.
They believe that until the time of the city is handed over to the GMC, it cannot collect a home tax, which is the wrong idea, “he added.
GMC, before imposing a home tax in RNE cities, conducted a flat and community survey in the city.
“In our survey, we found that there were 55 people and 35,000 flats in the city.
And in March this year, we established a kiosk urging residents to comply with home taxes and we get a profitable response even though part of people opposed it,” Sanjeev said Singh, Head of Tax Assessment Officer, GMC.
“Around RS 3,000 per home / per year, we hope to collect home tax around Rs 3 Crore from the city,” he added.
Diwedi’s blade, Vice President of Gulmohar Garden Rwa, “We do not overshadow pay home taxes, but our opinion is that we need civil facilities and facilities in consentance with taxes.
The cities did not even have one decent garden and even collection of civil waste no Until the target.
“After RNE, GMC plans to introduce home taxes at the Republican intersection as well.