Relief to the citizens of 34 included villages! Important decision of the state government!
PMC Included Villages Property Tax – (The Karbhari News Service) – Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has been ordered by the state government to suspend collection of 2 percent penalty on illegal construction and annual overdue property tax in 34 villages newly included in PMC Pune have been given. Due to this, the citizens of the villages have got relief. (Pune Municipal Corporation Property tax)
Complaints were coming from citizens
Income tax has been levied in the villages included in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). These 34 villages included in 2017 and 2022 are being taxed in a phased manner. The income of these villages has been assessed according to the ready reckoner of the adjoining villages in the old limits of the Municipal Corporation. This tax is higher than Gram Panchayats and the amount is huge as penalty is imposed on arrears. The municipality is threatening to take confiscation action by sending notices to defaulters. Although the villages have come under the Municipal Corporation, there are no roads, water, drainage line facilities. There were angry reactions from the citizens of this village due to the large amount of taxes being levied in the absence of facilities. (Pune Property Tax)
Ajit Pawar took the initiative
In this background, Guardian Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar had recently held a meeting with the delegation of the citizens of the village at the Government Rest House. MLAs Bhimrao Tapkir, Sunil Tingre, Chetan Tupe, Nationalist Congress Party Mahila Aghadi President Rupali Chakankar and Municipal Commissioner Vikram Kumar were present on the occasion. After hearing the views of the citizens, Guardian Minister Ajit Pawar will discuss with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis about taxation in the included villages and take a strategic decision. Until then, the municipal administration had ordered that no action should be taken to recover the arrears. It was also promised to take strategic decisions. Accordingly this decision has been taken.
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