The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) in Maharashtra on Tuesday said that it has collected more than Rs 500 crore in property tax in the first seven months of the current financial year from April to October, reported the PTI.
The tax was collected from 1.63 lakh property owners across eight NMMC divisions, officials said.
Municipal commissioner and administrator Dr Kailash Shinde credited the achievement to a combination of people-oriented initiatives and technological integration.
“The property tax department of the NMMC has achieved a remarkable feat by collecting over Rs 500 crore in taxes in the first seven months of the financial year 2025-26 from April to October. This leap in tax collection has been possible due to people-oriented initiatives, promotion of digital payments, various awareness campaigns implemented to create awareness among taxpayers, and the cooperation of citizens,” he said, according to the PTI.
Out of the total tax collection of Rs 500.11 crore, payments done through digital platforms accounted for Rs 313.70 crore, while the offline collection was Rs 186.41 crore.
The NMMC has set the target of collecting Rs 1,000 crore in property tax this year, its public relations officer Mahendra Konde said, the news agency reported.
Earlier in April this year, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) had stated that it collected Rs 810 crore in property tax, achieving 95 per cent of its target, reported the PTI.
The property tax collection has increased by Rs 108 crore from Rs 702 crore the civic body collected in 2023-24, the officials had said.
Thane Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao had expressed gratitude to taxpayers and credited the efficient digital payment options and planned tax collection efforts, according to the PTI.
The Thane civic body had set a target of collecting Rs 850 crore in property tax and achieved 95 per cent of taxes.
The property tax payments were made available via online links, direct debit, credit/debit cards, cheques, and ATMs, and the civic body had set up 21 collection centres, including special mobile van camps in housing societies, as per the PTI.
Public appeals through SMS reminders, auto-rickshaw campaigns, and social media also helped in the process, the official said, adding that warrants, property seizures, and service interruptions were issued to defaulters.
The officials had also said that the Majiwada-Manpada administrative ward topped the list in tax collection with Rs 246.14 crore.
(with PTI inputs)
