Department issued circular to all collectors, commissioners of municipal corporations and Chief Municipal Officers
Raipur
The Urban Administration and Development Department of the state government has provided a special discount of 30 days in urban bodies to submit property tax and details of the financial year 2024-25. Now they can be deposited by 30 April 2025. The state government has issued a circular in this regard to all collectors, commissioners of municipal corporations and chief municipal officers of municipalities and city panchayats.
The Urban Administration Department has said in the circular that the last date for submission of assets and details in urban bodies is fixed on 31 March 2025. This year also the last date for depositing property tax and return is fixed on 31 March 2025. In the financial year 2024-25, the code of conduct was also effective in Lok Sabha election work, delimitation work of bodies, voter list revision work and election of local bodies etc. Officers and employees of the bodies were also engaged in these works. As a result, revenue income collection proceedings have been affected.
The department has set the last date of 30 April 2025 for this, providing a special discount of 30 days on the last date for submission of property tax and details of 2024-25 in view of the affect of revenue collection works. The Urban Administration Department has instructed the employees of the body to go door-to-door to collect property tax and encourage citizens for online payment through circular. The department has also directed to make the government aware of the work done for tax collection, ensuring their compliance in all urban bodies.