Property tax dues pile up to Rs 530 crore across 1,013 Bengaluru sites

Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has identified 1,013 defaulters with property tax dues amounting to Rs 530 crore. The properties have been classified as habitual offenders.

GBA Special Commissioner (Revenue) Munish Moudgil said all five municipal corporations are monitoring property tax arrears and pending revision cases as the financial year draws to a close.

"The joint commissioners of the respective municipal corporations have been instructed to collect the arrears at the earliest," he said.

He added that a list of 50 major arrears and an equal number of revision cases in the respective municipal corporations have been uploaded on the GBA website at https://gba.karnataka.gov.in.

The press notes urged property owners with pending arrears to clear dues immediately and avoid further legal action.