The Coimbatore City municipal corporation had started
taking stringent action against property tax defaulters in its attempt to
ensure maximum property tax collection from residents.
The civic body has
set a target of achieving 91% tax collection rate from its 100 wards. It has
already initiated action against major property tax defaulters including
severing water supply connections to ensure pending payments are made without
further delay.
Mr. T. K Ponnusamy, Commissioner of Coimbatore Municipal
Corporation said
"We are continuing our drive to ensure maximum tax collection within
corporation limits''
The body was the high
tax collection rate of 89% during the previous financial year (2011-12), the
highest in the Tamil Nadu state.
As per Kovai
corporation records, the total tax assessment to be collected from residents is
Rs. 102 crore and the civic body has so far collected about Rs. 43 crore.
Efforts are on to collect the remaining Rs .58 crore before March 31, 2013.
Commissioner Mr. T.K Ponnusamy IAS |
The Kovsi city
corporation as part of its drive against property tax defaulters severed water
supply to a hotel on State Bank Road near Railway Station for not clearing
outstanding property tax dues.
Coimbatore City
Municipal Corporation officials claimed that at the moment the main priority
was to ensure property tax is levied to the corporation without further delay.
As per the latest
Coimbatore Corporation figures, the 20 municipal wards in the west zone
tops the tax collection chart with 50% collection so far.
The civic body
officials have so far managed 45% tax collection in the north zone while 44%
collection has been ensured from the central zone.
East zone of the
corporation which includes Singanallur, Ondipudur and nearby localities have
registered 34% collection.
South zone including
wards Kuniamuthur and Ukkadam have so far recorded 30% collection claimed
corporation officials.
Contact:
Coimbatore City
Municipal Corporation
Office:
Corporation of Coimbatore, Coimbatore - 641 001
Tamil Nadu.
Tel: : 91 - 422 - 2390167, 2396026
Fax: : 91 - 422 - 2398702
E-Mail: : commr.coimbatore@tn.gov.in
https://www.ccmc.gov.in/ccmc/
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