GHMC that sealed the Taj Banjara Hotel in Road No. 1 Banjara Hills, on Thursday for defaulting property tax of Rs 1.43 crore, reopened it on Friday after the establishment paid Rs 52 lakh
Hyderabad: The GHMC that sealed the Taj Banjara Hotel in Road No. 1 Banjara Hills, on Thursday for defaulting property tax of Rs 1.43 crore, reopened it on Friday after the establishment paid Rs 52 lakh.
The hotel management assured that it would pay the remaining amount by March 10.
When a warrant notice issued seven days earlier did not get any response, GHMC officials seized the premises.
“The establishment has been closed for the last two years. When our circle level officials approached the management, they were informed that due to financial constraints the tax dues could not be paid,” said a senior GHMC official.
Meanwhile, the corporation has decided to crackdown on commercial establishments that have not been paying property tax.
The drive started on February 18. Around 79 warrant notices have been issued since then.
According to GHMC data, there are over 19 lakh properties that are under the tax net and more are being added. Among them six lakh are defaulters, which comes to an overall due of Rs 400 crore.
“ Since we started issuing warrant notices, around Rs two crore has been collected. Approximately, Rs 1,480 crore tax amount has already been collected this year,” said a GHMC official.
“We have made tax payment hassle-free. Crackdown against property tax defaulters will continue and their premises will be sealed,” said a GHMC official.
