PMC extends date for rebates on penalty for delayed property tax

The Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued a fresh notice to provide some relief to citizens by offering a rebate on the penalty charged for delayed payment of property tax. The civic body has given four slabs to avail rebates – from 100 per cent to 25 per cent – on the penalty amount. However, from January 1, 2023 onwards, the civic body will not give any rebate for delayed payment of the tax. For the last couple of months, citizens, political parties and citizen groups have been demanding relief on penalties levied for delayed payments. Earlier, the corporation had set March 31, 2022, as the deadline to make all pending property tax payments and said fines will be collected in case of further delay.

As per 'Schedule D' of the Municipal Corporations Act – in Chapter VIII, Rule 51 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act – the municipal commissioner has the authority to waive the penalty for delayed payment of property tax. Civic chief Ganesh Deshmukh provided relief to citizens using the provision in the act.

Now, citizens residing under the PMC jurisdiction need not pay the penalty if they make the payment by May 31, 2022. The civic body will give a 100 per cent waive off on penalty if payments

are made on time. Those paying between June 1 and July

31, 2022, will get a 75 per cent discount. Similarly, those paying between August 1 and September 30 will get a 50 per cent waiver while payments made from October 1 to December 31, 2022, will get a 25 per cent rebate on the penalty.