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The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) will conduct a door-to-door property ID survey to correct errors from a flawed private agency survey done three years ago. Thousands of residents faced tax discrepancies, delaying payments and transactions. Commissioner Ashok Kumar Garg has ordered quick resolution of pending objections and strict action against delays. In January, disciplinary action was taken against an official for eight months of inaction on a correction request. With Gurgaon and Faridabad accounting for 30% of Haryana's 74,227 property ID disputes, this fresh survey aims to ensure accuracy and tax compliance.
Three years after a private agency conducted a flawed property ID survey, the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has decided to carry out a fresh door-to-door survey to correct errors. The decision was taken at MCG's monthly review meeting last week, chaired by Commissioner Ashok Kumar Garg. Advertisement
The earlier survey, conducted by a private agency, contained major inaccuracies in property identification data, leading to thousands of objections from residents. Many property owners found errors in their tax details, leading to delays in tax payments and property transactions.
To correct these inaccuracies, MCG will deploy teams to visit each household for verification. Commissioner Garg stressed the importance of prompt rectification and instructed officials to clear all pending objections within two days. Additionally, the self-certification process for property tax will be accelerated to facilitate faster updates.
Garg warned officials against unnecessary delays in resolving property tax issues. He stated that applications for data correction or new property IDs should not be rejected or returned without valid reasons. If there are deficiencies in an application, all objections should be noted at once to avoid repeated back-and-forth.
Officials who repeatedly raise objections on the same application without justification will be considered to be following improper procedures. In January, disciplinary action was taken against a taxation department clerk for delaying a property ID correction request for eight months. The commissioner initiated a chargesheet under Rule 7 (major penalty) of the Haryana Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 2016, against the clerk.
Haryana had 74,227 pending property ID objections at the time. Shockingly, 85% of these were returned to residents, leaving only 15% pending with municipal corporations. Gurgaon and Faridabad accounted for more than 30% of the total objections, with 88% of cases in these cities still unresolved because officials had sent them back to residents.
With this door-to-door survey, the MCG aims to ensure accurate property identification and resolve long-pending tax disputes. The initiative is expected to provide relief to thousands of property owners struggling with errors in their tax records.
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