JCT among 16 defaulters
Tribune News Service
Mohali, November 12
One of the old industrial unit – JCT – is among 16 main property tax defaulters. The firm has failed to pay Rs12 lakh tax to the Municipal Corporation (MC). JCT is among the 16 industrial units to be sealed in the city, which had not paid Rs26 lakh property tax to the MC.
Giving more information MC inspector Avtar Singh Kalsi said in order to recover property tax they had decided to seal industrial and commercial units in the city. As many as 11 commercial and industrial units were sealed, he added. These units had to pay Rs14 lakh property tax, but their owners had failed to clear dues despite various notices sent to them, he said.
Municipal Commissioner Kamal Kumar Garg had issued orders for sealing establishments, which had not paid property tax, he added. Old industrial unit JCT was among the main defaulter as Rs12 lakh arrears were pending against it, he said.
They would soon seal the remaining commercial and industrial units in the city, he added. On Wednesday, they sealed three commercial plots in Phase 7 while in Phase 9 two units were sealed, he said.
The MC revenue had decreased due to non-payment of property tax during the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic across the country, he added.
The MC had generated Rs28 crore on account of property tax in the 2019-20, which would likely go down this year. GMADA, Deputy Commissioner’s office and the Police Department are the major defaulters as they owe Rs 90 lakh, Rs 12 lakh and Rs one crore, respectively, as property tax to the MC.
The civic body records show that Mohali has 52,678 properties. Of these, 41,082 are residential, 4,929 commercial, 1,683 industrial and 4,984 vacant plots. As many as 24,406 owners have paid their property tax and 7,826 are defaulters. The MC is yet to collect aproximately Rs6.5 crore as property tax dues from property owners.
