HubbalLi: The dependence of the Urban Development Authority Hubballi-Dharwad in the manual tax billing process in the middle of the pandemic has triggered complaints from the population.
When payment for services has moved to the application and NetBanking, the tax collection process and the cost of development authority, also known as HDuda, has become a source of discomfort for the population.
After the Times of India published a report on manual tax payment issues in 2017, HDuda began a bank counter in its place in 2017.
Prior to this, the residents of the HDUDO area had to go to banks in Navanagar to deposit their taxes and their costs for more than 15 development authority services.
When the pandemic lock began last year, the bank counter was closed.
Although HDuda distributes bank account details for Neft, people are now forced to visit the Navanagar Bank to get a bank seal in Challan.
Hashikala Bengeri, a resident of Tarihal, said that when he went to the office HDuda to pay the property tax month, he was told to visit Indian Overseas Bank Branch (IOB) in Navanagar, 1 Km from HDUDO.
Shashicala’s house is located in a hduda layout.
“Previously, we paid taxes at the Mahindra Bank Bank whose branch was on the hdada place.
When I approached HDuda to pay taxes (this time), they issued Challan and suggested I pay at the IOB branch located in Navanagar, one kilometer from HDuda.
I He was told to return to send an office copy to HDuda.
HDUDOD officials have gone home when I return at 5 pm, “he said.
Hivappa Pattanshetti, a senior citizen, talks about a similar experience.
He said HDuda now issued a tax and free the Challans on the 2nd floor.
“Someone must get it and go to the bank in Navanagar.
If we go with an autorickshaw, we have to pay more than Rs 100 to go up and down.
We need to pay Rs 12 for bus .
HDuda was not sensitive to the issue over the years.
“He said that because the tax payment process HDuda face a complicated person, many people pay taxes” once in 2-3 years “.
When the commissioner HDUDO Ningappa Kummannanavar was informed of complaints, he said that after the Times of India reported in 2017, “we arranged the Iob bank table in our place”.
He said that this counter carried out “very few transactions during Covid locking since March 2020, so the bank resigned The bank to get a bank seal in Challhan.
We sort it immediately.
“A senior official in HDuda said that the Branch of Bank Vysya / Box Mahindra operated in HDUDO HDUDO until 2013.” The bank has not paid rent for 2-3 months due to their technical problems..
Commissioner HDuda later, M.
Tippesh, instructed a bank to empty the place.
Following this decision, the bank moved to Bhairidevarakoppa.
When Tii highlighted this problem in May 2017, Iob Bank desk was established in the office, “he added.
Santosh Kuri, a young man in Vanasiri Nagar, said that even though he paid his tax with Neft, HDUDO officials insisted on having a bank seal in Challan.
“HDuda must learn from the Store of the people who receive money, even though Rs 20 or more, by Phoneeepe, G-PAY and other upi applications,” he said.