Property Tax

In order to strengthen the economic condition of Nagar Panchayat of Uttar Pradesh and to make them independent, 74th constitutional ammendment has been made and as per section-9 of Nagar Vikas & order no.- 1435/Nine-9-2000-63J/95 T.C. dated 22 April 2000, an Uttar Pradesh Palika (Property Tax) Rules Manual' 2000 has been forwarded. These measures are being taken to bring authenticity and transparency in assessment of Property Tax and to make the Self Tax Assessment System available to all the citizens.

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Self-Tax assessment is in favour of both citizens and Palika. It is based on logical and authentic standards. It is not biased and is transparent and reasonable. The tax assessment shall be done on the basis of site map and details submitted in the Nagar Panchayat. Under this self-tax assessment system, a person has been authorized to assess his own tax on the basis of the details of his buildings. Different kinds of pre-defined forms have also been made available for the citizens as per the instructions given by the government. If the site map or the details are not present/ available, the tax assessment will be done by the officers.

The main objective of this Self-Tax Assessment system is to make the following facilities available to the citizens

• Tax shall be assessed on the basis of present circle rated of property or land, size of property and the type of construction made.
• The Tax assessment process will be well planned & well organized and convenient and will be enforced in all modern cities.
• Strict Action and penalties will be imposed on hiding any facts or on wrong assessment of tax.