Arani Town - Municipal
Arani Town - Municipal
Arani Town - Municipal
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Chapter - 9 Final Report: <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
In case of disputed property tax, the assessee should first pay the tax under<br />
protest as in the case of excise or customs and then take necessary legal course.<br />
The Act should be modified in such a way that no legal recourse should be<br />
available to the assessee without paying the tax under protest.<br />
The billing mechanism, accounts and DCB Register should be fully computerized.<br />
This will help the <strong>Municipal</strong>ity in providing ready information on defaults and help<br />
in speedy recovery process.<br />
With regard to improvement in collection efficiency of water charges, the<br />
<strong>Municipal</strong>ity should first improve the service levels. The <strong>Municipal</strong>ity should<br />
conduct a survey on the present service levels and identify places where service<br />
levels are good. The <strong>Municipal</strong>ity should then do a focused drive on these blocks<br />
with good service levels and implement various collection measures given<br />
above.<br />
The <strong>Municipal</strong>ity may also consider implementation of late payment fines and in<br />
case of extreme overdue situations, disconnecting supply.<br />
As regards blocks with low service levels, the <strong>Municipal</strong>ity should improve the<br />
service levels and affect various measures to improve the service levels. Only with<br />
improvement in service levels, the collection efficiencies can be improved.<br />
As regards Other Fees, which basically comprises rent / lease from various assets<br />
of the <strong>Municipal</strong>ity, the <strong>Municipal</strong>ity should send eviction notices to the<br />
defaulters. Unlike property tax and water charges, the <strong>Municipal</strong>ity can enforce<br />
eviction of defaulters.<br />
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