Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation decided after discussion with KCCi, various organizations and parties and after consideration of advantages and disadvantages. | Photo Credit: Kiran Bakale
After a public outrage over the indiscriminate tax increase and strong opposition from the Chamber of Commerce and Karnatak (KCCI), Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) decided to temporarily reduce resignation from solid waste and underground drain.
Mayor of Hubball-Dharwad Ramanna Badiger announced on Monday that the decision on their temporary resignation was taken after a discussion on the revision of the real estate tax with KCCi and various organizations and parties and after consideration and disadvantages.
The mayor stated that real estate tax was imposed according to the 2019 instructions and subsequently new instructions were issued during 2023-24, which were not carried out in 2024-25.
“This year it is carried out with a revision of 3% for 2025-26,” he explained.
He further clarified that the management of solid waste was completely abandoned in a year. “Since there is a pressure to reduce the charge for users in vacancies, it has been reduced from 50 Paise to 25 Paise per square foot for a residential property, it is at least 600 ₹ to a maximum of 2,400 GBp AU AU AU of non -resident and commercial assets.
Regarding an underground drainage fee, which was to be collected from the current fiscal, he said that as it was emphasized that the non -scientific fee gathering would be, because most of the locations lacked the facility, the idea has now been canceled.
He said to ask that the technical staff was asked to correct online errors in Chalans.
“Citizens who have assets in different departments will now be able to pay tax in one zone office,” he said.
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The mayor said that a 5% discount offered for the payment of real estate tax was extended by a month in favor of the public.
The answer to the question of the floors of Viranna Savadi, pointed out that the collection of underground drainage and users’ fee is mandatory and any violation can lead to criminal proceedings against the municipal commissioner and mayor.
Therefore, the resolution on the collection of the fee for the underground drainage will therefore only resolutions after ensuring that the facility will be approved at the meeting of the Council’s general body and then that it has sent to the government for approval, he said.
Meanwhile, the KCCI welcomed the company’s decision to revise the real estate tax.
Former Presidents in Hubball, former KCCI president Shankranna Munavalli, a performance and other office bearers welcomed the decision, but raised objections to the mayor’s statement concerning CESS withdrawal as temporary.
KCCI previously appealed to the general public to not pay the property tax until the problem is resolved, but after the last decision it has now asked them to pay taxes.
Published – April 22, 2025 17:45
