MC recovers Rs1 cr as tax from bus stand

Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, March 6

The MC has recovered Rs 1 crore as property tax amount from the city bus stand on Saturday. It had earlier sent a notice to the bus stand authorities to deposit Rs 9 crore property tax to the civic body. However, Rs 8 crore is yet to be recovered from them.

Meanwhile, the MC has also served a notice on the zila parishad to deposit Rs 1.5 crore property tax. Besides, it is yet to recover property tax from the Deputy Commissioner’s office and Police Commissioner’s office.

MC’s Joint Commissioner Kulpreet Singh said the general manager of bus stand gave a cheque of Rs 1 crore to the civic body, Ludhiana, and assured to deposit the pending tax at the earliest.

MC Commissioner Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal has given instructions to officials to ensure recovery from those who had not deposited their property tax and water supply and sewer charges. He has also appealed to government departments and non-governmental institutes to deposit their property tax.

He also urged to people to deposit property tax and water supply and sewer charges by March 31, otherwise penalty and interest would also be charged.