Bhubaneswar municipal corporation holding tax

BHUBANESWAR: In an effort to increase revenue, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has approached various government establishments in the city, asking them to clear their holding tax dues, which amounts to around Rs 16.5 lakh. In separate letters to the commerce and transport department, law department and the water resources department, BMC commissioner Vijay Amruta Kulange requested them to clear the dues. As per information, the office of the executive engineer, Prachi Division, under ward 28, and the office of the agronomist minor irrigation of the water resources department together owe the BMC Rs 14.79 lakh towards holding tax. Similarly, the office of the secretary, cooperative tribunal, under ward 30 of the law department owes the BMC Rs 1.84 lakh towards arrears and dues. The OSRTC Old Bus Stand under the transport department owes just Rs 7,824. “The zone officers had been given the responsibility to collect holding tax from the establishments but since no payment was made despite repeated reminders, the letters have been issued to the respective departments,” Kulange said. It must be noted that the civic body had fixed a target to collect Rs 96 crore from holding tax during the 2022-23 fiscal, but the total collection stood at only Rs 46 crore, which is less than 50% of the targeted amount. “There were certain issues, including a few legal ones, for which the holding tax collection during the last fiscal was so low. There are many defaulters also who are...

BHUBANESWAR: Amid hue and cry over multi-fold increase in holding tax, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided not to collect revised holding tax from households and vendors retrospectively. “Revised holding tax will not be collected retrospectively. It will be collected from this month only,” BMC Additional Commissioner Surath Chandra Mallick said. The BMC increased the holding tax after revision of benchmark value of land cost in the Capital by the General Administration department. The GA department revised the benchmark value of different Mouzas in July this year stating that it will come into effect from February 18, 2019. Accordingly, the Municipal Corporation, in its office order issued on October 1, announced “to take 0.5 per cent of the land cost of the revised benchmark value for calculation of annual value of the building for assessment of the new holding/property tax with effect from February 18, 2019.” However, there is continued protest against the hike in holding tax and political parties like Samajwadi Party and CPM gheraoed BMC office here and submitted a memorandum to the Additional Commissioner. They demanded that tax revision be rationalised which otherwise would put a burden on residents as well as those staying on rent. Livelihood of small vendors and shopkeepers would also be affected due to this move, they said. Samajwadi Party State president Rabi Behera reiterated that if the proposed hike comes into effect, house owners paying `6,000 ...

Bhubaneswar: Amid massive protests from Bhubaneswar denizens over an exorbitant hike in the holding tax, the Odisha government on Monday decided to put it on hold Housing and Urban Development and Law Minister Pratap Jena said that a case pertaining to the revised holding tax is pending in the Orissa High Court. “The Chief Minister, considering the sentiment of the people, has directed for not implementing the hike till the court gives a final verdict” he said. Also Read: No Move To Seal Houses Of Holding Tax Defaulters In Bhubaneswar: BMC The minister further said residents of the city will now pay the holding tax as per the existing rate. Notably, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation had effected a ten-fold increase in holding tax in proportion to the benchmark value of the land instead of the unit value of the area. It had also started a month-long holding tax mela in the first week of March at various wards to collect the revised holding tax.

BMC Bhubaneswar: Municipal Corporation of Bhubaneswar Last Updated -- June 16th, 2022 In the year 1994, the Odisha government established the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). It works as a local urban governing body for the city of Bhubaneswar. Almost, 161 Km2 area falls under the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation along with the sixty-seven administrative wards and forty-six revenue villages. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has a team of democratically elected members from each ward, further led by the mayor to administrate the city's infrastructure and primary public services. With the assistance of such members the municipal corporation draft, plan, and execute the operations of building roads, building and maintaining government aid schools, hospitals, and municipal markets. Before executing the plan is always discussed between the mayor, deputy mayor, and other elected members of the BMC. BMC performs many services and takes care of other things too. In this blog, we will discuss all BMC's services, functioning, how to obtain certificates, how BMC works, and so on. To learn more, scroll down without any worries or stress or wasting any time. Let's go and take a glance at such valuable information. What Services Does Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Offer? The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation mentors the work of several fields and works as a principal provider of all primary services discussed below. These services help in creating a better city for i...

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