PMC extends property tax discount deadline to July 7

Pune: The civic body on Monday extended the deadline for paying property tax at discounted rates to July 7 from the previous date of June 30.

According to PMC officials, citizen facilitation centres (CFCs) will be open for residents to pay this tax in person. "The administration has also provided an online facility for the ease of taxpayers. Property owners should ensure that they pay the tax on time and avoid a last-minute rush," said Avinash Sapkal, head of property tax department of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).

The civic body offers a 5-10% discount on payment of tax to property owners who shell out the levy by May 31. This year, PMC gave an additional month for this payment at discounted rates due to a delay in distribution of bills. Now, an extra week has been added to the same.

Meanwhile, many property taxpayers reported glitches on the official website. Further, activists have demanded that PMC provide even more time to pay this at discounted rates. They claimed that the mismanagement caused the delay in distribution of bills, which was not sorted out even during the extended period till June 30.

"PMC made it mandatory to fill up PT3 forms to avail of tax discount. But despite finishing the process, many taxpayers are facing approval issues. It is causing complications. More time for them is justified," said Ujwal Keskar of Aaple Pune, a citizens' group.

PMC has collected around Rs1,244.50 crore till June 30 from owners of 7.10 lakh properties, who paid the tax between April 1 and June 30 this year.

According to civic officials, revenue generation of PMC overall has dropped for the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26 as compared to 2024-25. PMC received around Rs100 crore less than last year's revenue generation till June 30, 2024, when the corporation had mopped around Rs1,350.

Issues with merged areas

The delay in the recovery of property tax from properties in merged areas has also adversely impacted the revenue. Local residents in these areas have long been demanding that PMC reduce the property tax rates post-merger.

State govt has also directed a cap on charging "maximum two times property tax compared to what locals were paying when they were in gram panchayat". However, according to PMC officials, the state has not given any clarity about rateable values and other formulas to charge the rates as per its directives.

Now, PMC officials said the administration may come up with an amnesty scheme for these merged areas.

Pune: The civic body on Monday extended the deadline for paying property tax at discounted rates to July 7 from the previous date of June 30.

According to PMC officials, citizen facilitation centres (CFCs) will be open for residents to pay this tax in person. "The administration has also provided an online facility for the ease of taxpayers. Property owners should ensure that they pay the tax on time and avoid a last-minute rush," said Avinash Sapkal, head of property tax department of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).

The civic body offers a 5-10% discount on payment of tax to property owners who shell out the levy by May 31. This year, PMC gave an additional month for this payment at discounted rates due to a delay in distribution of bills. Now, an extra week has been added to the same.

Meanwhile, many property taxpayers reported glitches on the official website. Further, activists have demanded that PMC provide even more time to pay this at discounted rates. They claimed that the mismanagement caused the delay in distribution of bills, which was not sorted out even during the extended period till June 30.

"PMC made it mandatory to fill up PT3 forms to avail of tax discount. But despite finishing the process, many taxpayers are facing approval issues. It is causing complications. More time for them is justified," said Ujwal Keskar of Aaple Pune, a citizens' group.

PMC has collected around Rs1,244.50 crore till June 30 from owners of 7.10 lakh properties, who paid the tax between April 1 and June 30 this year.

According to civic officials, revenue generation of PMC overall has dropped for the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26 as compared to 2024-25. PMC received around Rs100 crore less than last year's revenue generation till June 30, 2024, when the corporation had mopped around Rs1,350.

Issues with merged areas

The delay in the recovery of property tax from properties in merged areas has also adversely impacted the revenue. Local residents in these areas have long been demanding that PMC reduce the property tax rates post-merger.

State govt has also directed a cap on charging "maximum two times property tax compared to what locals were paying when they were in gram panchayat". However, according to PMC officials, the state has not given any clarity about rateable values and other formulas to charge the rates as per its directives.

Now, PMC officials said the administration may come up with an amnesty scheme for these merged areas.