PMC Launches Special Tax Audit to Recover Rs 2,500 Crore Pending From Merged Village Property Owners
PMC's standing committee on Thursday announced a special tax audit to recover over Rs 2,500 crore in pending property tax from newly merged village areas, covering both legal and illegal properties. The audit will verify whether tax assessments were conducted on smaller than actual property sizes, based on incorrect usage, or whether constructions were left entirely untaxed, with a joint inspection team comprising officials from tax assessment, building permission, town planning and ward office departments to be formed for the exercise. An officer-wise report identifying staff responsible for assessment errors will be mandatory, and in cases of deliberate revenue loss or record tampering, legal action will be pursued. A detailed audit report and action taken report must be submitted to the standing committee within 30 days. Standing committee chairman said the goal is to ensure better management of tax levies and fix accountability for every revenue leakage discovered in these rapidly growing merged areas.
In two other significant decisions, the committee approved appointment of a private consultant for three years at Rs 2.37 crore annually to develop a real-time traffic data management system as part of establishing the Pune Urban Mobility Cell. The system will integrate data from telecom companies, private agencies, CCTV footage, GPS-based public transport, parking management systems, apps like Pune Urban and Road Mitra, road asset management systems, GIS and the citizen grievance portal to identify congestion hotspots, accident-prone areas and support signal coordination and junction redesigning. In a third unanimous decision, the committee sanctioned free birth certificates for all girls born in Pune, aimed at fostering respect for women and supporting gender equality across the city.
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