Regulatory

Chandigarh civic body asks PU, PGI to clear ₹93 crore in property tax dues

CHANDIGARH: Staring at its empty coffers — a situation which hasn’t changed much in the past more than a year amid its worst-ever financial health, the Chandigarh municipal corporation has intensified efforts to boost its own revenue sources, including recovery of pending dues. Following extensive reconciliation efforts, the civic body, which has long struggled to make top property tax payers clear their dues running into crores, has raised fresh demands with Panjab University and PGI, Chandigarh, to pay up their property tax and service charges, pending for years. The authority has asked the PGI to clear Rs 24.1 crore in…