Patna civic body collects ₹48 crore property tax in Q1 FY27
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…