Pune municipal council seizes 40 items for unpaid property taxes.

PUNE: Since the measures’ inception four days ago, the PMC has been actively working to seal the properties of property tax defaulters, taking action against forty assets.

Ajit Deshmukh, head of the property tax department, stated, “The defaulters received notices from the civic administration.” We started the sealing procedure when they refused to pay after several warnings.”

According to РМС, the total tax dues of defaulters was around Rs8 crore. About Rs1.8 crore was collected since the drive started.

The sealed properties will also be auctioned by the civic authority. Currently, about 200 properties are scheduled to be auctioned off. The PMC is anticipated to make Rs60 crore from the move. The auction was the last resort for recovery, according to officials.

Nevertheless, before the auction, other actions are investigated, such as publishing notifications and temporarily closing the property.

PMC takes ownership of the property and places its name on the 7/12 extracts if the payment is not made even then. Following the attachment, the property is put up for sale by the city administration, including an online bidding process.

The property tax division contributes between Rs1,800 and Rs2,000 crore to PMC’s annual revenue.

The civic administration, according to activists, has instituted a tax defaulter amnesty program. This has misrepresented the situation and hurt PMC’s earnings. On the other hand, conscientious taxpayers do not reap many benefits from local government.