PATNA: A surge in property tax payments on June 30 allowed the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) to achieve a remarkable single-day collection of over Rs 3 crore. This date marked the last opportunity to receive a 5% rebate on property tax payments.
On that Tuesday, 3,927 taxpayers made their payments, prompting the PMC to extend its service hours, keeping all collection counters open until midnight to accommodate the influx of residents.
The strict cutoff for the discount resulted in PMC collecting nearly Rs 48 crore in property tax during the April-June quarter of the current financial year. Recent reports indicate that 1,24,641 taxpayers paid their property tax in this period, generating total revenue of around Rs 48 crore. This collection exceeds the corresponding period of FY 2025-26, where over Rs 42 crore was gathered from 1,25,658 taxpayers.
Among the six tax circles, the Pataliputra circle led in revenue generation, collecting approximately Rs 12 crore from 35,532 taxpayers. The New Capital circle followed closely with over Rs 11 crore from 23,973 taxpayers. The Kankarbagh circle gathered nearly Rs 9 crore from 22,362 taxpayers, while the Bankipur circle accounted for over Rs 7 crore from 18,378 taxpayers.
The Azimabad circle generated more than Rs 4 crore with 16,650 tax payments, while Patna City circle collected nearly Rs 3 crore from 7,746 taxpayers.
The rush to meet the June 30 deadline for the rebate led to a high volume of residents at the tax counters aiming to benefit from the advance payment discount for FY 2026-27.
PMC officials noted that the increase in collections showcases a rise in taxpayer participation and compliance, in addition to the recent hike in property tax rates.
This quarter’s results reflect one of the strongest starts for PMC in a financial year, with collections surpassing the previous year’s figures by over 12%.
Despite long lines and occasional server issues at the Citizen Civic Centre, taxpayers remained persistent. Manish Mishra from Naya Tola remarked, “I was initially hesitant to pay online, but after seeing my neighbors do it, I decided to try but ended up queuing for hours due to slow servers.” Ramendra Kumar from Boring Road added, “The property tax has considerably risen this fiscal year due to various factors. I wished to comprehend it better and ultimately made a physical payment, which made me wait for over three hours.”
