1. In Himachal Pradesh property tax shall be paid at the Head Office of the respective municipal Corporation
   
2. The payment of tax shall be made either by cash or cheque or through Bank Draft drawn in favour of the respective municipal Commissioner
   
3. The tax for the ensuring year shall be paid either in lump-sum wit in 30 days at the beginning of the financial year i.e. up to 30th April or in two half yearly instalments.
   
4. The first instalment can be paid by 30th April and second instalment by 30th October every year.
   
5. Property tax can be paid both Online as well as offline method
   
6. Anyone undervaluing the property would be penalised.
   
7. In case of delayed payments i.e. the payments made after one month from the end of the financial year, an interest at 1% per month will be charged until the date of payment.
   
8. Property tax can be calculated as…
   

Property tax = Annual rent value * Rate of tax

Annual Value = Location Factor*Structural Factor*Age Factor*Occupancy Factor*Use Factor

Rate of tax = For Zone A the property tax charged on the net value is 15 % and for Zone B the property tax charged on the net value is 10 %.

Pay In-Person

1. As a first step one has to get the assessment for the property if the assessment from respective authorities is not provided
   
2. One can get the details of property tax amount to be paid from respective municipal office. Link for municipal office: Link for municipal office contacts
   

OR

1. Himachal Pradesh government has provided online portal to register a property to find property tax details. Use the Link for online portal to register the property: online portal link
   
2. Once the assessment details are in hand, please go to your municipal office and submit the details along with documents to an officer.
   
3. He will verify the records and announce the amount to be paid.
   
4. Please make the payment as you decided (cash/DD/Cheque) using the respective challan.
   
5. A receipt will be issued for the amount received. Keep it safely for future reference.
   
   

Pay Online:
For Shimla

1. In order to pay property tax through the online portal, one has to visit the online portal. Please use the following link: Online portal link
2. In the given page, please select “View / Generate Property Bills” tab from the list of options provided to rerach the next screen
3. In the given screen, property details will be provided as per bill number. Please type the respective field of your property details at the respective box to locate your record. i.e Customer ID / Customer Name / Bill No / Mobile No.
4. Once user located his bill details, then click select “Click to pay" option provided at the end of the row to reach next page.
5. The resulting page provides details of property and amount to be paid. If the details are OK, please hit “Make Payment” at the bottom of the screen to get payment page.
6. Here, please make payment using payment gateway option (Credit / Debit / Net banking) applicable for you by selecting the correct option to complete the payment.
7. An acknowledgement will be generated for the transaction. Please save or print it for future reference.
   

For other places

1. User shall access online portal as provided by Himachal Pradesh to 1) Know property details 2)Pay Property Tax and 3)Register yourself (for getting updates through mobile)
2. Link for Online portal: Online portal Link
   
   

Know your property details

1. In the online portal as per the link: online portal under “Know Your Property Details” session, please select your MC from the drop down menu against “Select Your MC” and hit “Select” to get the next page
2. here, please select Ward No., Owner name / Form No and then hit “Find” as per applicable tab to reach next page
3. User will get a drop down page with details of property, owner name, address and payment details.
   
   

Pay your Property Tax

1. As per the online link, user can assess Pay your property tax session provided in as the middle session.
2. Here user can enter the form number in the box provided next to “Enter Form No.” and hit “Calculate Your tax” tab to get the next page to process online payment for Property tax. (As of now the option works for MC Sundernagar)
3. Also user can use the “Register Now !” tab to register himself by filling the options prompted for and hit submit.
4. Once registered, user can use the Log In tab just provided above “Register Now” to process online
   
   

Register Yourself (Get updates from your municipality on your mobile)

1. In the online link :Link for online mobile registration , please use the Register Yourself (3rd session as provide in the blue tab next to Pay your Property tax Tab) session and fill in the prompted details and hit “Submit” to get updates in your mobile from municipality. Online portal link:Link for online mobile registration.
   
   

Please use the following link for paying property tax online all over Himachal Pradesh :
Online portal link for property tax payment

Apply through Paytm:

1. To Pay Property Tax, the applicant has to download the app from the following link
2. The applicant has to click the “Municipality payment”.
3. The applicant has to select the respective corporation from the list.
4. The applicant has to enter the property ID and other minor details and then click the “Get Tax Amount” button.
5. Now the amount will be displayed on the screen and click the “Proceed to pay” button.
6. The applicant has to select the payment method.
7. Enter the payment details and click the “Pay” button.
8. The applicant can check the payment summary after the payment gets successful.
9. The processing time for this procedure is complete within a few minutes.

Apply through Lok Mitra Kendra

1. To Pay Property Tax, the applicant has to approach the nearest CSC centre link

   Note: The applicant has to select a state, district and block name from the drop-down menu to check the nearest centre.

2. The applicant has to visit the centre and submit the tax pay invoice to an operator.
3. The officer will check the details on the computer.
4. Followed by the applicant can pay the amount to the officer by cash or online transaction.
5. Once the payment process for the property tax is completed, the applicant will get a successful payment receipt from the officer.
6. The processing time for this procedure is complete within a day.

• You will require the following details….
  
  • Form number as per the assessment list for property tax ( Unique number for the said property )
    
  • Old form number ( previous number through which tax was paid )
    
  • Owner Name
    
  • Address of the property
    
• Aadhaar card

Urban Development Department

Palika Bhavan, Talland, Shimla - 171002,
Himachal Pradesh, India
Ph : +91 0177-2626518
FAX: 0177-2626518
e-mail: ud-hp@nic.in
Contact Details: Link

• You should be an Indian citizen and of age 18 years.
  
• Should own land or property in your name in the respective state

• The property tax amount is calculated based on the residential area. So, it varies from one property type to other.
  
• Property tax for a building is calculated based on
  
  • Basement area
    
  • The rate prevalent in the street where the property is located
    
  • Usage of the building (residential or non-residential access)
    
  • Type of occupancy (owner or tenant)
    
  • The total span of the building’s existence.

The property tax paid is valid for one year. Every year, you should renew it. (In certain place the tax will be collected for six months too)

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Payment of tax will be completed as and when it is paid to the respective department.

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• You can pay property tax in person and online
  
• You should have valid property tax particulars

The property tax particular is required to pay the property tax.

• Land owners / Property owners are subjected to pay certain amount to the concerned local government or to the municipal corporation of the concerned area are called as property tax.
  
• Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax imposed on owners of an apartment, land and building by the Government. The governing authority of the jurisdiction levies the tax to the owner in which the property is located.
  
• Property tax clearance is required for most of other service like Water, Sanitary, Electricity connection etc.
  
• Owners of residential properties are liable to pay property tax to respective department on a specified period of time and has to be paid regularly (period can be 6 months or one year in respect to the state).
  
• Tax Exemption is applicable for selected citizens / organizations (Educational Institutions, Charitable institutions, Ex-serviceman / In-service man, retired pensioners association, NGO Homes/Teachers Association Buildings) as applicable.

• All residential and commercial (non-residential) properties are assessed for tax.
  
• The information about all the new constructions, existing construction and improvements to the property must be provided to the respective Department of the state to make necessary changes to tax assessment.
  

Note: There will be strict action against the defaulters. It is advisable to pay the tax on time to avoid such situations.

This document is used to verify if you have any dues before you apply for another property.

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