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Vijayawada Civic Body Sees ₹267 Crore Tax Collection in FY26

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…

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Vijayawada’s vacant land tax committee targets ₹870 crore recovery

VIJAYAWADA: To improve tax collection revenue, the NTR district administration has established a Vacant Land Tax Committee (VLTC) tasked with recovering pending vacant land tax dues from taxpayers within the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) limits. The VLTC consists of personnel from both the VMC’s revenue department and the NTR district administration, alongside town planning representatives and staff from the stamps and registration department. Despite a Rs 237 crore demand for vacant land tax, only Rs 19 crore—8.18% of the total—was collected in the previous financial year (2024-25). There are approximately 15,000 vacant land tax assessments within the 64 divisions across…