Property Tax: PCMC Attaches 14 Properties For Tax Arrears Exceeding Rs 5 Lakh; Drive To Continue Daily

Pimpri, 21st March 2025: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has launched an aggressive property tax recovery campaign, targeting defaulters with outstanding dues exceeding Rs 5 lakh. As part of this initiative, PCMC has started attaching properties, with senior officials actively leading the operation. On Thursday (March 20), Additional Commissioner Pradip Jambhale Patil personally supervised on-ground attachment actions in Chikhali, Talawade, Akurdi, and Wakad, targeting mixed-use, non-residential, and commercial properties. Additionally, water connections to residential defaulters’ properties were disconnected.

“Defaulters of non-residential, mixed-use, and commercial properties are urged to clear their dues immediately. Despite multiple notices, many have failed to comply. In the next 12 days, attachment actions will become even stricter, and 100% of defaulting properties will be attached. Property owners must pay their dues to avoid further action.” — Pradip Jambhale Patil, Additional Commissioner (1), PCMC

“Pay overdue property tax before March 31 to avoid attachments!”

“PCMC has issued repeated notices and final warnings to tax defaulters. Despite this, many property owners have failed to pay their outstanding dues. The municipal administration will continue direct attachment operations over the coming days. Defaulters must clear their tax dues immediately to prevent their properties from being attached.” — Avinash Shinde, Assistant Commissioner, Property Tax Department, PCMC

PCMC’s Property Tax Department has been consistently urging property owners to pay their dues, issuing multiple notices before initiating attachments. With only 12 days left before the end of the financial year 2023-24, PCMC is intensifying its efforts. Additional Commissioner Pradip Jambhale Patil and Assistant Commissioner Avinash Shinde, along with senior officials, are now personally monitoring the operations on the ground.

Properties Attached on Thursday:
On March 20, PCMC carried out property attachment actions in multiple areas due to non-payment of outstanding dues. Several commercial, mixed-use, and industrial properties were attached, and water connections of defaulting residential properties were disconnected. The actions were carried out in the presence of the Additional Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, administrative officers, zonal heads, and tax department officials.

PCMC to Attach 10 Properties Daily Until March 31
With the financial year nearing its end, PCMC has announced that it will attach 10 properties daily where arrears exceed Rs 5 lakh, ensuring maximum recovery before March 31.

Rs 862 Crore Collected; Recovery Drive to Intensify
So far in the 2024-25 financial year, PCMC has recovered Rs 862 crore in property tax. Given the limited time left in the fiscal year, the recovery efforts are being scaled up. To facilitate citizens, tax collection offices will remain open on weekends and public holidays.

PCMC Urges Taxpayers to Settle Dues Immediately

With intensified action underway, PCMC urges all property owners to clear their outstanding dues immediately to avoid property attachment and legal action.