Tax defaulters in east Delhi to face 'music' tomorrow

Tax defaulters in east Delhi will literally face the music tomorrow as the EDMC has planned to send drum beaters outside the houses of such offenders to make them pay their dues.
"EDMC will initiate drum-beating against property tax defaulters in Shahdara (South) Zone tomorrow. The corporation has decided to take such an action in order to liquidate the property tax arrears and to make them pay their property tax dues," a senior official of the EDMC said.
The starting point of the drum beating process has been set at H-17-23, Laxmi Nagar at 11:30 am. It will take place at 19 locations in the zone.

"The Assessment & Collection Department of EDMC is initiating the drum beating process as it has been observed that huge amount is outstanding against many properties falling within the jurisdiction of Shahdara (South) Zone, whose owners did not pay property tax even after issuing of statutory notices," he said.
These property owners have been given opportunities time and again to clear their property tax but they failed to do so. Hence, the department has no other option but to resort to the other means of recovery of outstanding dues, an EDMC statement said.
The department has also made it clear that it is not considering or proposing any amnesty scheme for waiving off the interest and penalty on the arrears of property tax for the current year, it said.

Hence, it is appealed to all defaulters and advised to pay their property tax before initiating such coercive action including imposition of penalty and interest, the statement said.