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Smart City tag: Palike to seek expert advice to draft DPR

Last Updated 15 June 2016, 20:35 IST
In its exercise to secure Smart City status for Bengaluru, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to consult those who had helped Tumakuru and Davangere to enter the Smart City list released by the Centre.

Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Mayor B N Manjunath Reddy said the Palike would consult those who had prepared the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the two cities. “We too will take their help in preparing the DPR for us (Bengaluru). It is not fair for the IT city to be omitted from the Smart City list,” he said.

An extensive drive has been initiated for getting the Smart City tag and a mobile application too has been launched. People can send their suggestions through the app on how to get the Smart City status for Bengaluru. The best suggestion will get a prize of Rs one lakh.

Property tax

The BBMP’s property tax collection has reached Rs 943.67 crore by mid-June. After the software glitch, the BBMP has been struggling to collect Rs 1,080 crore, the amount that was collected as property tax till May-end the previous year.

The Palike authorities had written to the National Informatics Centre (NIC), which developed the new software, to fix the problem. Heeding to the request, the NIC made necessary changes making it user friendly, said the BBMP’s Taxation and Finance Committee chairperson M Shivaraju.

Assistant revenue officers will be given passwords to make necessary changes in the property details of the taxpayers. So far 7.77 lakh people have paid the tax and of them 1.83 lakh opted the online mode.

The BBMP has decided to accept property tax through debit/credit cards and is making necessary changes in this direction. Also, a special drive will be launched across the city from June 20 to June 30 where corporators and other public representatives will be asked to encourage people to pay their taxes to enjoy five per cent concession.

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(Published 15 June 2016, 20:35 IST)

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