VIJAYAWADA: The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has achieved a total tax collection of ₹267.10 crore for the recently concluded 2025-26 financial year. This marks an increase of ₹15 crore compared to the previous year’s collection of ₹252 crore.
The city holds 2.27 lakh property tax assessments and 14,575 vacant land tax (VLT) assessments, with current demands of ₹172.60 crore for property tax and ₹22.98 crore for VLT assessments.
The overall demand for property tax and VLT, including arrears, is ₹454.00 crore, of which ₹226.28 crore was collected during the financial year.
As per the Revenue DCB (Demand, Collection, Balance) abstract report, tax collection performance varied across categories, yielding an overall collection efficiency of 30.13%.
Notably, the private property tax category saw the highest collection rate, with 75% of the demand collected. Out of a ₹228 crore demand, ₹170 crore was collected by March 31.
According to G. Srujana, VMC’s additional commissioner (Revenue), the civic body improved tax collection efforts by actively tracing vacant land tax owners through the establishment of a VLT committee. This included placing boards and banners on vacant lands, leading to an increase in VLT collection to ₹25.26 crore, up from ₹19.41 crore in the previous year.
The deputy commissioner added that lawful actions, such as disconnecting water and drainage services and seizing commercial properties, contributed to enhanced revenue collection.
Looking ahead, the target for the 2026-27 financial year has been set at 90% of the total collection demand, aiming to sustain the momentum.
