Punjab - Pay Property Tax

ProcedureEdit

State Punjab has divided its Municipalities into three categories for the purpose of property tax, namely A, B, and C. Category A has three sectors and categories B and C has two sectors each. The cities that come under Category A contain the highest property tax.
Annual property taxes are calculated for each square yard. Property tax will be calculated as follows:

Property Tax = Collector Rate of Property + Construction Cost (Rs. 500 per square feet) – Depreciation (10 per cent of construction cost).

Residential: 5 % of the total cost is taken as the annual cost and 0.5 % tax is charged on the annual cost.
Vacant Plot: 5 % of the collector rate of the vacant plot would be taken as the annual cost and 0.5 % of tax is charged as the annual cost for vacant plots whose area is between 100 to 500 square yards.
Rented property: 7.5 % of the annual tax would be imposed on residential rental property and 10 % for rented commercial, industrial and organizational property.

Apply In-Person

To Pay Property Tax, the applicant has to approach the Municipality Department, Govt of Punjab – link
The applicant has to visit the office with the property tax card.
Based on the amount mentioned in the tax invoice, the taxpayer has to make payment by either cheque / DD in favor of the department.
Once the payment is completed, from the cash counter the applicant will get the payment slip.
The processing time for this procedure is complete within a day.

Apply Online:

In order to pay property tax through online portal mseva, please use this link: online portal
In the given page, Please enter / select prompted details (mobile number, Name and city) and hit “Continue” to login.
Please select “Property Tax” tab under Property Tax section to reach the next page
Please click the option “Assess & Pay” button from the options listed to get option for selecting Add new property or search property for which assess is already done.
Please complete the tax preparation as applicable for you from the above window.
Once applicant made necessary inputs, a new screen with details for the property tax to be made will be provided.
If all the details are correct, then scroll down to the bottom of the page to make payment,
Options are provided to make full or partial amount. Please enter the details as convenient for you and hit “pay” to get a popup box and hit “AGREE & CONTINUE”.
The resulting payment gateway screen will prompt for making online payment of the amount selected.
Once the payment is made, a receipt with name and address of the property owner will be displayed. Please save or print it for future reference and hit “Finish” to exit.

Apply through Paytm

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

Apply through CSC

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

Online portal has provision to make payment for most of the places. Following listed places in Our page has online facility to pay property tax ::

Abohar : online portal
Ajitgarh : online portal
Amritsar : online portal
Barnala : online portal
Bathinda : online portal
Firozpur : online portal
Hoshiarpur : online portal
Jalandhar : online portal
Kapurthala : online portal
Khanna : online portal
Ludhiana : online portal
Moga : online portal
Muktasar : online portal
Nawanshahr : online portal
Patiala : online portal
Rajpura : online portal

Required DocumentsEdit

Application (as obtained from respective Municipal office)
You will require the following details….
- Property Tax details
- Owner Name
- Address of the property
Aadhaar card

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Punjab Municipal Bhavan

5th Floor, Plot No.3, Dakshin Marg,
Sector 35-A, Chandigarh - 160022,
Punjab, India
Phone : +91- 0172 261 9158,
e-mail : [email protected]
Contact Link: Contact link

EligibilityEdit

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

FeesEdit

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.

ValidityEdit

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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Processing TimeEdit

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

InstructionsEdit

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

Required InformationEdit

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

Need for the DocumentEdit

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.

Information which might helpEdit

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.

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