Pay only regular amount for property tax discount: PMC

The tax bills without discount to self-occupied residential properties were issued based on the GIS survey that cancelled the concession in property tax of old residential properties from 2018, he said. To continue the concession, the owner has to submit a PT-3 form, he said.

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After creating confusion among lakhs of residential property owners in the city by demanding complete tax amount despite the state government decision to continue the 40 per cent concession for self-occupied properties registered before 2019, the Pune Municipal Corporation on Friday urged the eligible beneficiaries to pay only this financial year’s tax and submit PT-3 form with proof of self-occupied property to get the arrears removed from the bill in future.

“There has been confusion among a lot of self-occupied residential property owners over the property tax bill. The 40 per cent concession has not been included in their bill and arrears have been charged from them. This is based on the survey conducted by a private agency for the civic body, but now the citizens need not have to pay the complete tax and the arrears if they are occupying the residential property. They should pay this year’s tax with 40 per cent discount but also have to submit the PT-3 form to get rid of the arrears being charged on them,” said Ajeet Deshmukh, Deputy Municipal Commissioner and incharge of civic Property Tax department.

He said instructions have been given to the staff entrusted with collection of property tax to not to collect arrears from the residential property owners registered before 2019 if they self-occupy the property. “For the arrears in the bill, considering the discount of 40 per cent in the bill is removed, the owners have to fill the PT-3 form with Rs 25 fee. They will have to submit at least two residential proof from society, No Objection Certificate, Election Voter Identity Card, Passport, Driving License, LPG card or Ration card,” Deshmukh said adding it can be submitted to the nearest tax office or ward office of PMC or the main Property Tax department or Citizen Facilitation Centre of PMC. The PT-3 form can also be submitted to the Property Tax Inspector of the area from where after verification through visit will be sent to the main Property Tax office for approval.

The tax bills without discount to self-occupied residential properties were issued based on the GIS survey that cancelled the concession in property tax of old residential properties from 2018, he said. To continue the concession, the owner has to submit a PT-3 form, he said. “If the eligible beneficiary has already paid the complete tax amount, then the money will be adjusted in the next four years’ property tax bill. If the PT-3 form is not submitted, then the PMC will consider that the owner is not eligible for tax discount,” Deshmukh said. The PMC has made it mandatory for all self-occupied residential properties registered with PMC and recently merged 23 villages after 2019 to fill the PT-3 form to avail the property tax discount, he said.

In April this year, the state government had declared that the 40 per cent concession in annual taxable value and 15 per cent concession in the annual rent against existing 10 per cent have been restored for self-occupied residential properties in PMC. The discount scheme was applicable since 1970 after the general body had passed a resolution, citing damage to properties because of flooding of Mutha river due to breach in Khadakwasla dam in 1961. The flood had claimed nearly 1,000 lives and left 65,000 people homeless.

The move aimed to help people save money to repair and maintain their damaged properties. However, the resolution was cancelled by the state government in 2019 after objections by the state Audit department citing there was no amendment in the legislation related to it.