Ludhiana, March 6- The Municipal Corporation Ludhiana (MCL)on Saturday collected Rs one crore property tax from the local bus stand.
The move comes after the MCL issued a notice of Rs ninecrore property tax to the bus stand authority a few days back.
Bus Stand General Manager Rachhpal Singh handed over acheque of Rs one crore to the MCL Joint Commissioner Kulpreet Singh and assuredthat the remaining pending amount of tax would also be cleared in the comingdays.
Superintendent Harwinder Singh Bindra said that a notice ofRs 1.5 crore property tax has also been issued to Zila Parishad and the taxwould also be recovered from the office of the Deputy Commissioner and PoliceCommissioner.
Meanwhile, MCL Commissioner Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal appealedto all the government departments and other private establishments to pay theirproperty tax before March 31, 2021, to the civic body so that funds can be usedto expedite the pace of the development works in the city.
He said that the violators may face penalty and interest.