On Independence Day eve, Haryana CM Khattar announces relief in property tax

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday approved a slew of relief measures for the people of the state.
The fresh measures include 100% exemption in property tax for the charitable educational institutions, charitable hospitals and schools for children with special needs, complete waiver of electricity bills, including surcharge amount for the months of April, May and June, 2020 in respect of all religious places and a one-time 50 per cent rebate in property tax for residential properties situated in Lal Dora of villages under municipal bodies whose owners would clear pending arrears by October 31, 2020.
A government spokesperson said that many amendments have been carried out in the Urban Local Bodies Department Notifications dated October 11, 2013 to give effect to the measures relating to property tax and that DISCOMs would soon issue notifications in respect of electricity bills of temples, gurdwaras, churches and mosques.
The spokesperson said that a one-time rebate of 25 per cent would also be allowed for property tax dues or arrears for the year 2010-11 to 2016-17 to those property owners who will clear all the property tax dues or arrears for the year 2010-11 to 2019-20 up to October 31, 2020.
He said that in case of late payment, interest at the rate of 1.5 per cent per month or part thereof would be charged provided that one-time waiver of interest on the dues and arrears of property tax pending since year 2010-11 to 2019-20 would be allowed to all taxpayers, if their arrears are paid up to October 31, 2020.
An additional 5 per cent rebate would be given to property owners who would pay the property tax by auto debit system up to July 31 every year but for current year that is 2020-21 the last date would be treated as October 31, 2020.