Hoshiarpur / Daljeet Ajnoha/March 31: Commissioner of Municipal Corporation Hoshiarpur, Dr. Amandeep Kaur, while giving information, said that for the financial year 2024-25, a property tax budget of Rs 6.60 crore was fixed by the government, against which the Municipal Corporation has collected a total of Rs 7.68 crore till March 31, 2025.
The Commissioner said that between March 1, 2025 and March 31, 2025, the Municipal Corporation received an income of about Rs 2.52 crore from property tax. To increase tax collection in the month of March, teams of various officers and employees including Municipal Corporation Mayor Surinder Kumar, Joint Commissioner Sandeep Tiwari, Superintendent Kulwinder Singh, Swami Singh, Gurmel Singh worked day and night to motivate the citizens to deposit property tax by March 31, 2025. Due to this effort, a large number of tax collections were possible.
The Commissioner expressed his gratitude to all the citizens who, understanding their responsibility, deposited the tax on time. She said that the city dwellers showed great enthusiasm towards tax payment in the month of March and showed themselves to be responsible citizens by collecting Rs 7.68 crore till March 31, 2025. This revenue will lead to multi-dimensional development of the city and will help in providing 100% basic amenities to the citizens.
Various officers of Municipal Corporation Hoshiarpur are constantly motivating the citizens to deposit property tax on time. For this purpose, camps are being organized regularly in various markets and localities of the city, so that citizens can easily deposit tax and avoid interest and penalty.
The Commissioner said that the staff of the Municipal Corporation is visiting the traders and shopkeepers and encouraging them to deposit the tax. Citizens have been appealed to go to the counters set up in the corporation office and deposit their tax as soon as possible. He also clarified that if a person does not deposit his tax by the stipulated time, then his property will be sealed and the outstanding tax will be recovered.
