What are the mandatory fields in the self declaration form? How can NRIs submit the form? Do you pay property tax even when your plot is empty? These and other common questions among readers answered by the Deputy Commissioner of the Corporation Revenue Department.
R Lalitha, Deputy Commissioner, Revenue & Finance, Greater Chennai Corporation. Pic: Laasya ShekharHello there! Apologies for the interruption!
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Submission of self declaration forms for revised property tax has been in the news for more than a month now. Despite multiple reports and clarifications by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) officials, there is still palpable uncertainty among citizens about the whole procedure.
In an earlier article on the topic , Citizen Matters Chennai had explained the nitty gritty of self declaration and the procedure to submit these forms. Since then, the last date for submission of forms, has been revised to September 16th. As several questions continued to pour in from our readers, we met R Lalitha, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Revenue & Finance, Greater Chennai Corporation to seek some clarification on related issues.
Excerpts from the interview:
To start with the basics, what is the count of assessees in Chennai today?