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PROPERTY TAX
Property
Tax is the principal source of revenue in cities in virtually every
part of the world. In most cities in India the property tax base has
been considerably eroded by administrative and procedural inadequacies.
In many cities a significant number of properties are not included in
the tax base; those that are included are inaccurately assessed and
collection efficiency is very poor*. This poor collection of revenue
directly affects the quality of services and infrastructure provided by
the municipality/corporation. Based on thorough analysis of cities in
Karnataka, the Urban Development Dept. Govt of Karnataka in partnership
with the eGovernments Foundation has developed the eGov Property Tax
system that addresses many of the inadequacies in the current system.
 The eGov Property Tax application
computerizes the
revenue department of a City Corporation or Municipality and provides
an entire IT system that manages properties and their taxation. It
calculates the property tax demand automatically based on the
“CVS-Capital Value Systems”. It will tightly
integrated with Financials accounting system so that up to date
reporting of tax collections can be automatically computed in real
time. The tax collection application also generates the Bank Deposit
Chalans and the Khirdi reports. It handles property registrations,
transfers, bifurcations and amalgamations.
The Revenue Dept. of the Bijapur City Municipal Council will be
computerized under the Nirmala Nagara project.
A property tax computer system will be implemented which will make the
payment of property taxes very easy for the citizens of Bijapur.
Currently
a lot of work is underway in Bijapur
Creating GIS maps of the city
Street & Property numbering
Assigning unique IDs to each property
Collecting accurate data on each property
All of these will for the basis of an accurate MIS and GIS database
that will power the property tax system. Citizens should be able to pay
property tax and get a computer receipt in a matter of minutes. The
Self Assessment Scheme forms can be downloaded online or collected at
the corporation.
Citizen Centric: The property
tax system
and
its aggregate data can be accessed by citizens through this city
website. Citizens will be able to search for their property record,
check the details, see the property tax demand, collection and balance.
Payment through credit card payment and ATM facilities are also
envisaged, so that citizens can make payment from wherever they may
be.
The
Bijapur property system will be operational around April of
2006. If you have inputs on how to make this system better please send
your inputs to contact@egovernments.org
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