Haryana: ULB minister says 43 lakh properties identified for tax

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CHANDIGARH, Haryana: Dr Kamal Gupta, Minister for Urban Local Body, Government of Haryana, on Tuesday, December 13, said that nearly 43 lakh properties have been identified for property tax in urban areas of Haryana. The minister also asked the public to pay the fee by the end of this month under the government’s tax waiver scheme.

While addressing a press conference, the minister said that under the government’s tax waiver scheme, “complete interest is being waived on the outstanding house tax amount.” The minister added that till now, around 33 lakh property IDs have been made.

Gupta said that in a survey, they have identified more than 23.50 lakh new properties out of a total of 43 lakh. Additionally, 1.98 lakh objections have been registered, and the government has empowered the District Municipal Commissioner for the speedy resolution of these objections. Till now, around 1 lakh objections have been resolved, 60,000 have been cancelled, and 30,000 are still pending.

He also said that the decision of the government to mark the parking areas in crowded places in the cities has shown positive results. Considering the success of this move, the government has decided to create marked out spaces for parking two-wheelers and four-wheelers in 11 cities. The list of 11 cities includes Yamunanagar, Panipat, Karnal, Gurugram, Faridabad, Panchkula, Sonepat, Manesar, Rohtak, Hisar and Ambala.

Under the Mukhyamantri Shehri Nikaya Swamitva Yojna, the government has received around 7,077 applications for giving the ownership right to tenants of houses and shops who have been residing there for more than 20 years. Out of a total of 7,077 applications, ownership rights have been given to 1,761 applicants, 1,304 applications have been cancelled, and action will be taken on 4,012 applications.

During the survey, 2,237 illegal colonies have been identified, out of which 1,399 lie in urban areas in the state. The minister informed that the government is inviting applications through the resident welfare associations to regularise these illegal colonies.