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The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) announced on Thursday that it would confiscate properties of people who fail to pay property taxes and advertisement costs by March 31, according to an official familiar with the situation. Taking a hard stance against tax defaulters, the MCG has conducted frequent sealing campaigns, identifying approximately 500 properties that would be sealed if property taxes are not paid on time.
MCG Commissioner Narhari Singh Bangar said that he has asked the team to speed the recovery procedure. The goal is to recoup funds owing to the city, such as property taxes and advertisement fees.
"A special campaign has begun, with a deadline of March 31. The goal is to recoup income, such as property taxes and advertisement costs. During the current fiscal year, we recovered a remarkable ₹233 crore from property tax alone. The municipality's attempts to strengthen its finances have been bolstered by an extra ₹54 crore in advertisement income," according to the official.
Bangar said that encroachments on municipal property will be removed as soon as possible, and anyone discovered in violation of the law would face penalties. "We have given a strong warning to pay penalties for unauthorised ads or face the implications of property attachment. We've already launched anti-encroachment campaigns around the city. We have also initiated aggressive campaigns against unauthorised structures. The goal is to recapture municipal property from unlawful squatters and secure it with correct paperwork, preventing further encroachments," he said.
Officials engaging in illicit ads will face penalties, and their properties will be sealed, according to MCG officials.
Bangar said that the MCG's goal was to alter Gurugram's urban environment. "We instructed the Municipal Corporation, HSIIDC, and HVPNL to identify land for the creation of an art and culture centre. Furthermore, a place for an e-library has been identified," he said.
According to officials, roughly 850 properties in the city have been sealed since 2017 , with owners being allowed leave following warnings. Though the majority of tax defaulters paid their bills and regained their properties, those who did not face the potential of having their properties auctioned off beginning in June of this year under Section 130 (method of recovering tax or fee) of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1994, according to authorities.
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