Delhi civic body to roll back garbage fee and bring property tax amnesty

POLITICAL PARTIES AND RESIDENTS' GROUPS OPPOSED THE GARBAGE USER CHARGE CURRENTLY BEING LEVIED ALONG WITH ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX

- Paras Singh

NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will roll back the user charge component of the property tax, under which owners were required to pay an additional fee for garbage collection, and introduce a property tax amnesty scheme to help property owners settle past tax dues, Delhi mayor Raja Iqbal Singh announced on Tuesday.

Singh, addressing a press conference alongside Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva, said the decisions were taken after meeting with residents' welfare associations and citizens' groups at the party's state headquarters at Pant Marg.

Mayor Singh said that no additional user charge will be imposed for the 2025-26 fiscal, and blamed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for inconveniencing residents.

"We held an RWA meeting where we listened to all their suggestions. Under the guidance of our state president, we were instructed not to impose any such charges. In the past two and a half years, the AAP enforced a user charge without any discussion. People are willing to pay, but they expect proper facilities in return," the mayor said.