Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services ... - Municipal
Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services ... - Municipal
Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services ... - Municipal
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Issues Recommended Interventions<br />
Improving<br />
collection<br />
efficiency<br />
connections, it should check with the Revenue department for compliance<br />
of those assesses with respect to property tax dues. The water and<br />
sewage assesses databases should be regularly updated and<br />
reconciled with the property tax database.<br />
o Whenever, the Health Department issues D&O and Trade licenses, they<br />
should check on the status of property tax assessment and professional<br />
tax assessment status for these license.<br />
o The D&O licenses and Trade licenses should only be provided for<br />
applicants with a clear property tax assessment status and compliance.<br />
12. E-governance efforts should be undertaken towards creation of an integrated<br />
database that provides for access of information across various departments<br />
would enable effective reconciliation of information.<br />
13. Along with the above internal coordination, Krish- M should also coordinate<br />
with other GoTN departments including TNEB and Commercial taxes<br />
department for improving assessment information. This can be done by<br />
obtaining and reconcile addresses and properties data of such departments<br />
with that of the municipality to identify and update missing data in the<br />
property tax database. Apart from improving property tax assessment, such<br />
cross-department interaction would facilitate mutual benefits and aid<br />
effective working relationships among them.<br />
14. There is a need for greater recognition of effort and contributions to<br />
improvement in assessment increase and collection efficiency.<br />
<strong>Municipal</strong> officials should be given targets and appreciated with<br />
monetary and non-monetary recognition for contribution.<br />
15. Similarly, the municipal council should be encouraged to contribute to<br />
improvement in collection efficiency. Top 20 default cases in each ward<br />
should be brought to notice of individual council members and Council<br />
members contributing to improvement in collection efficiency could be<br />
recognised through resolutions praising their efforts.<br />
16. Draw a systematic plan for sending demand notices and ensure<br />
despatch of demand notices on time.<br />
17. Conducts ward wise analysis of collection efficiency to focus more on<br />
troublesome wards/ areas.<br />
18. Involve council members and resident welfare associations / NGOs as<br />
pressure groups to act against wilful defaulters.<br />
19. Simplify payment of property tax dues by providing multiple options; a)<br />
payment through banks b) additional facilitation / e-governance counters, c)<br />
mobile vans and door-to-door collection drives, d) online payment option and<br />
e) payment through credit cards etc.<br />
20. Make it compulsory for clearing property tax dues for provision of<br />
water and sewerage connections.<br />
21. Initiate a One-time drive and settlement scheme for arrears.<br />
22. Prepare a list of top100 defaulters and disseminate the information<br />
online and through other media to put pressure on such defaulters.<br />
CCP cum BP - Krishnagiri <strong>Municipal</strong>ity 80