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Ludhiana Civic Body Urges Timely Property Tax Payments

LUDHIANA: The municipal corporation is making a final push to collect outstanding property tax payments. Residents are invited to take advantage of a one-time settlement (OTS) policy that eliminates all penalties and interest. The deadline for this scheme is Sunday, August 31. To facilitate last-minute payments, the city’s citizen service centers, or suvidha kendras, will open on Saturday and Sunday. Mayor Inderjit Kaur stated that this initiative aims to assist residents and encouraged everyone to seize this opportunity to settle their dues. “This is a golden chance for residents to pay their outstanding property tax free of interest and penalties,”…

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Settle Property Tax in Ludhiana by August 15 to Avoid Penalty

LUDHIANA: More than 192,000 property tax returns from the year 2013-14 remain unfiled by residents. However, they have until August 15 to settle their outstanding dues under the one-time settlement (OTS) scheme. Mayor Inderjit Kaur has urged residents to take advantage of this opportunity, which allows them to pay their pending property tax without incurring any penalties or interest before the deadline. Municipal Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal noted that the government previously set a July 31 deadline for residents to submit their overdue property tax without penalties. To better support the community, the deadline has now been extended to August 15.…

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Ludhiana Extends Property Tax Settlement Deadline to Aug 15

LUDHIANA: The local bodies department has extended the deadline for its one-time property tax settlement scheme to August 15, providing a chance for defaulters who missed the original deadline of July 31. This extension follows an increase in last-minute payments made at civic body suvidha centres throughout Ludhiana. Launched on May 15, the scheme allows property owners with arrears dating back to 2013-14 to clear their dues without incurring interest or penalties. Initially, the response was sluggish, but it gained traction in July. To date, the department has collected ₹15 crore under this scheme, contributing to a total property tax…

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Ludhiana Suvidha Kendras Now Open Weekends for Property Tax

LUDHIANA: To facilitate timely submission of pending property taxes, MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal has announced that zonal suvidha kendras will remain open on Saturday, July 26, and Sunday, July 27. This decision was made as July 31 marks the final date for property tax payments without incurring penalties or interest under the state’s one-time settlement (OTS) policy. Officials indicated that property taxes should be paid on a self-assessment basis annually. Failure to pay will result in a 20% penalty and 18% annual interest on the outstanding amount. Under the OTS policy, residents can settle their pending tax by July 31,…

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Pay Property Tax by July 31 for Benefits: Ludhiana Chief

LUDHIANA: With just one week remaining for residents to settle their outstanding property tax without incurring any interest or penalties, MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal has urged them to take advantage of the one-time settlement (OTS) scheme by submitting their dues by July 31. The MC chief has instructed zonal commissioners, superintendents, and other officials to hasten the collection of dues from residents and take action against defaulters. He convened a meeting at the zone ‘D’ office of the civic body in Sarabha Nagar on Thursday, attended by MC additional commissioner Paramdeep Singh, assistant commissioner (UT) Pragati Rani, and zonal commissioners…