In order to collect pending property tax on office buildings of Government departments and institutions, the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) has issued notices to about 100 such departments and agencies in the city.
This includes office Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA), DAV and DBS PG Colleges, office of Uttarakhand Transport Corporation, Madarsa Board, Irrigation department in Yamuna Colony, Vigilance office, State tax department, office of State election commission, Uttarakhand Housing and Urban Development Authority, office of Rajaji National Park on Ansari Marg, Water Resources Management and Regulatory Commission, Information Technology Development Agency at IT Park, Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited and Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency among others.
Municipal Commissioner Vinay Shanakar Pandey said, “The notices have been issued to Government offices asking them to submit their pending property tax. If there are objections we will hear them and further steps will be taken accordingly.”