MCD ropes in pvt players to increase house tax revenue

Properties under govt lens

- Paras Singh

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has invited bids from private property surveyors to increase its property tax collections, senior civic officials said, as the cash-strapped civic agency looks to increase its tax collection.

The plan involves bidders undertaking physical surveys, geotagging properties and serving tax notices with computerised self-assessment data for a share in the recoveries as its incentive, officials said.

According to the bids invited by the MCD, a one-year period will be provided to the agency for completing the survey. A pre-bid meeting with agencies will be held next Wednesday and the hiring process is likely to be completed by August-end.