Total outstanding amount
For sites like their four sports complexes at Surajmal Vihar, Tahirpur, Dallupura and near Akshardham Temple; parking sites and marriage grounds
For 17 stations on Blue Line and Red Line, Metro Yard and IT Park at Shastri Park
For sites like Sonia Vihar Water Treatment Plant, Kondli Sewage Treatment Plant, tube wells at Shahdara, Under Ground Reservoirs at Jagatpuri
For the 100-acre Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station
DDA IS ONE OF THE MAIN DEFAULTERS AND OWES ₹378.17 CRORE. THE LAND-OWNING AGENCY HAS NOT PAID PROPERTY TAX FOR ITS FOUR SPORTS COMPLEXES
Board, East Delhi Municipal Corporation has written, “As EDMC is in a deep financial crisis and not able to pay salaries and arrears to its employees, it is once again requested to release the said amount at the earliest.”
EDMC’S cash liabilities towards its contractors and empanelled hospitals itself is Rs 500 crore and the monthly employees’ salary and pension bill is ₹170 crore.
Another East Delhi Municipal Corporation official, requesting anonymity said, “We have got the housing and urban affairs ministry to help us out with this.
They are trying to settle the tax disputes. Some agencies like Northern Railways say they are governmental and not private
and hence must be exempted. But the fact remains they carry out commercial activities like ferrying goods and earn handsomely from that.”
Delhi metro owes the second biggest property tax dues to East Delhi Municipal Corporation at ₹57.65 crore. This includes 10 stations on the Blue Line (New Ashok Nagar-anand Vihar) and seven stations on the Red Line (Shastri Park-dilshad Garden), besides the Shastri Park Metro Yard and an IT Park at the same location.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation refused to comment, saying the matter is subjudice.
Delhi Jal Board has to pay ₹54 crore for properties such as the Sonia Vihar water treatment plant, Kondli sewage treatment plant, tube wells in Shahdara and several underground reservoirs in Jagatpuri, Ghazipur, etc.
Northern Railways has only one property for which it owes ₹. 2.3 crore in taxes – the 100-acre Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station. Despite repeated attempts, Northern Railways and DJB officials couldn’t be reached for their comments.