MCD makes Geo-tagging of properties mandatory to avail property tax exemption in Delhi

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has made geo-tagging of all kinds of properties mandatory to avail of the property tax exemption. If any taxpayer fails to geo-tag their properties by 31 January, they will not be able to avail 10 % rebate on lump sum advance payment of tax in the next financial year by June 30.

The MCD has appealed to property owners to complete the process of geo-tagging of their property at the earliest. In case a property has already been geo-tagged by MCD officers, there is no need to further geo-tag it.

The civic body has also asked the property owners who are not registered with its property tax portal, to get their properties registered, generate UPIC,?and geo-tag their properties. In case of failure to register their properties by January 31, MCD would proceed?to recover tax and also lodge prosecution against such defaulters.

Geo-tagging of properties by taxpayers will provide a location-wise identification of individual properties and will enable better provisioning of service delivery to the citizens by MCD.

Geo-tagging of properties refers to assigning a unique Latitude-Longitude to a property on a GIS map by selecting the current location against any UPIC so that all properties have their location identified against a unique Latitude-Longitude position.

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