Property linking with Parivar Pehchan Patra begins in MCF

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FARIDABAD, Haryana: The exercise to link properties with Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) begins in the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF), and all the properties are expected to be linked with PPP within two months. There are a total of 5.75 lakh identified properties within the territorial limits of MCF.

As per the statement of a senior official, the civic body has been facing several issues regarding the recovery of taxes, including house tax and water and sewerage connection charges. So, in order to identify the defaulters, the local body has begun the property linking exercise.

Currently, there are around 4.5 lakh PPP cardholders in the city, and the exercise will continue till all the issues concerning the creation of property IDs and matching the same with PPP is achieved.

Padam Singh Dhanda, Zonal Taxation Officer (ZTO), also said that linking the properties with the PPP will create a reliable database, and it will be helpful in the recovery of taxes from defaulters. Dhanda later added that 20 per cent of the work has been completed under the project, and data of all the identified properties has been uploaded on the local body portal to facilitate online payment of taxes.