KOLKATA: From now on, there will be no unassessed properties in Kolkata. Inspectors in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s assessment department have been asked to bring all unassessed properties under the mandatory assessment scheme. These properties include vacant land, buildings and flats that are yet to be assessed.
The move is part of a revenue augmentation drive. KMC assessment department inspectors were asked to prepare a list of unassessed properties and then bring them under the assessment ambit so that the civic body starts receiving property tax from these addresses. Mayor Firhad Hakim on Thursday held a revenue meeting and asked the civic officials to ensure that no major properties are left unassessed. The KMC assessment department will also invite property owners to step forward and apply for self-assessment online.
The assessment department will also identify apartments where promoters haven’t obtained completion certificate and left buyers stranded. “In such cases, we will assess the property and give an opportunity to flat owners to do the mutation of their flats,” said a KMC assessment department official.
“If the common citizens can pay property tax in time, why should the owners of commercial establishments or expensive apartments hesitate to clear their dues? If they don’t pay, we will have to act stern,” Hakim said.
