<p>Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the richest civic body in the country, said it has collected Rs 2,213 crore through property tax in the current fiscal.</p>.<p>In a release issued on Wednesday, it said the assessment and collection department has collected the amount, and the highest chunk of Rs 174.15 crore was collected in the K-West ward in western suburbs, followed by the S-ward (Rs 170.77 crore) and H-East ward (Rs 168.34 crore).</p>.<p>The civic body collected Rs 9.51 crore property tax from the government-owned properties, it said.</p>.<p>"Among the top 10 property owners whom the department pursued for collection of the tax was a private company from the S-ward in the eastern suburbs. The property tax bill of the company was Rs 49.12 crore, followed by another company from G-south ward in the city having a Rs 20.84 crore property tax bill," it said.</p>.Tax devolution: Krishna Byre Gowda invites FM Sitharaman for open debate.<p>The department is currently focusing on the recovery of large property tax bill arrears in the city and its suburbs, besides the recovery of past dues, the release said.</p>.<p>The civic body also highlighted that continuous efforts are being made in different ways to meet the property tax collection target for the financial year 2023-24.</p>.<p>Its 24 ward offices are continuously witnessing a heavy rush of citizens for payment of property tax, the BMC said, urging citizens to cooperate by paying their tax before the March 31 deadline.</p>.<p>The civic facility centres in all 24 administrative wards and the BMC headquarters in Fort will remain open from 8 am to 10 pm till March 30 and till midnight on March 31 so that the property owners can pay the tax.</p>
<p>Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the richest civic body in the country, said it has collected Rs 2,213 crore through property tax in the current fiscal.</p>.<p>In a release issued on Wednesday, it said the assessment and collection department has collected the amount, and the highest chunk of Rs 174.15 crore was collected in the K-West ward in western suburbs, followed by the S-ward (Rs 170.77 crore) and H-East ward (Rs 168.34 crore).</p>.<p>The civic body collected Rs 9.51 crore property tax from the government-owned properties, it said.</p>.<p>"Among the top 10 property owners whom the department pursued for collection of the tax was a private company from the S-ward in the eastern suburbs. The property tax bill of the company was Rs 49.12 crore, followed by another company from G-south ward in the city having a Rs 20.84 crore property tax bill," it said.</p>.Tax devolution: Krishna Byre Gowda invites FM Sitharaman for open debate.<p>The department is currently focusing on the recovery of large property tax bill arrears in the city and its suburbs, besides the recovery of past dues, the release said.</p>.<p>The civic body also highlighted that continuous efforts are being made in different ways to meet the property tax collection target for the financial year 2023-24.</p>.<p>Its 24 ward offices are continuously witnessing a heavy rush of citizens for payment of property tax, the BMC said, urging citizens to cooperate by paying their tax before the March 31 deadline.</p>.<p>The civic facility centres in all 24 administrative wards and the BMC headquarters in Fort will remain open from 8 am to 10 pm till March 30 and till midnight on March 31 so that the property owners can pay the tax.</p>