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PAU centre hands over GIS mapping data to Ludhiana civic body
The Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has conducted GIS mapping of all properties in the city for MCNidhi Bhardwaj | TNN | October 30, 2017, 18:30 IST
LUDHIANA: Moving a step ahead, civic officials are finally going to link the unique identity number (UID) of the properties with property tax, water, and sewerage identity numbers. This step will activate UID numbers, after which people need not remember any other numbers, as only the UID number will suffice. It is after six long years that the municipal corporation has reached the second step of the UID scheme — that is, linking up of UID with tax numbers, after the GIS mapping was completed about a year ago. The third and final step in the scheme is UID number becoming the residential address.
The Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has conducted GIS mapping of all properties in the city for MC. The PRSC has recently handed over data of 18 out of 37 blocks of the city to MC officials. It is after receiving this data that officials had decided to take the next step of matching property details with previous property tax, water, and sewerage payments for verification. Followed by this, teams will visit door to door for cross-checking, and only after that will UID numbers be activated. Officials claimed that the entire procedure needed to be taken up carefully, because all UID numbers are interconnected, and a single mistake could spoil all efforts.
MC superintendent Vivek Verma shared they had received data of almost 1.25 lakh properties, and they had started matching the records for further steps. He claimed it would prove beneficial for MC as well as residents, because MC would be able to catch hold of defaulters easily, and residents would get a single identification number.
UID FEATURES
The UID number is basically an 18-digit number which comprises zone number, block number, road ID, property ID, and property sub-ID. At present, in some areas, every property has two house numbers, while in other areas, there is no proper address at all. Once MC activates the UID numbers, residents will not require any other number. In future, the MC — apart from connecting property tax, water, and sewerage dues — has also planned to connect TS-1 with the UID number, so that people will get details about their tax amount and dues in just one click.
PROPERTY TAX RETURNS
Followed by announcement of a rebate in property tax payment, defaulters have started paying their tax amount to civic officials. In the past 10 days since the rebate notification was announced, 2,600 returns were filed. However, officials are not satisfied with the recovery amount. So far, officials could recover only Rs72 lakh. These defaulters were supposed to pay heavy penalties, but since there is no interest and penalty on the tax amount, the recoverable amount has reduced. Moreover, officials have to pay 10% rebate to defaulters.
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