North Delhi civic body extends property tax deadline till July 15

NEW DELHI: Keeping the order reserved till the last moment, North Delhi Municipal Corporation finally announced its decision to extend the last date of submission of property tax till July 15.

South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) is also considering the option, but no formal announcement was made till Wednesday evening. “We are planning to extend the deadline till July-end and soon a formal order will be issued,” said the mayor Mukesh Suryan.

SDMC has collected Rs 250 crore as property tax till June 30, according to officials. The civic body has targeted to collect Rs 950 crore as property tax in 2021-22.

On Wednesday, the online tax filing system as well as offices accepting cheques witnessed heavy rush. Many people complained that they were unable to file the tax online or left constantly pursuing civic officials till afternoon regarding any plan to extend the date, but failed to get any update.

“We made the announcement about extending the deadline late Wednesday evening. People will get the rebates — such as 15% for advance payment, 15% for senior citizens or women, 2% extra rebate for online payment (if taxable amount is up to Rs 10,000) — till July 15, but there will be no extension after that. As far as the residents’ complaints for errors in the online system are concerned, it was due to last-minute rush. This can be proved from the fact that out of a total collection of around Rs 190 crore till June 30, Rs 32 crore was collected in one day — on Tuesday — when at least 1,400 people filed tax online,” said a north corporation official.

East Delhi Municipal Corporation, meanwhile, has extended the deadline till August 31.