News in Brief:
Tax Defaulters Face Action: Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has started sealing properties and disconnecting water supply of property tax defaulters, especially where cheque payments have bounced.
Online Tax Collection Sees Surge: Over 4.28 lakh citizens paid ₹544 crore in property tax, encouraged by a 10% discount offered for payments made between April and June. A 4% rebate is now available till September 30.
Aggressive Recovery Measures: PCMC is using calling, messages, and social media to reach out to defaulters and encourage timely payments, with 18 zonal offices leading the recovery efforts.
Pimpri, 18 July 2025: The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has initiated strict actions against property tax defaulters, especially those whose payments made via cheques have bounced. In several cases, the civic body has sealed properties and disconnected water connections as part of its recovery drive.
PCMC has been collecting property tax through its 18 zonal offices, and to encourage timely payment, it offered a 10% rebate for online payments made between April 1 and June 30. The incentive helped significantly, with 4.28 lakh citizens paying a total of ₹544 crore in taxes by July 16. A further 4% discount is now being offered for online payments made up to September 30.
To boost collections, a team of 20 staff members, including clerks and assistant ward officers, is actively contacting citizens via calling to remind them to pay their dues. Additionally, defaulters are being reached through messages, voice broadcasts, and social media alerts.
According to PCMC officials, over three lakh citizens have opted to pay their taxes online, showing growing trust in the civic body’s digital services. Online payment facilities are enabling residents to clear dues from the comfort of their homes.
Additional Commissioner Pradeep Jambhale Patil stated that the civic body is committed to offering more incentives to promote online payments. Assistant Commissioner Avinash Shinde added that strict action like property seizure and water disconnection will continue against defaulters, and urged citizens to avoid such consequences by paying their dues on time.
As per the corporation’s data, property tax payments came through multiple channels: ₹339.43 crore via online platforms, ₹32.70 crore in cash, ₹25.61 crore through cheques, ₹24.62 crore via RTGS, and smaller amounts through EDC, DD, and BBPS.
