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The Pune Municipal Corporation has intensified efforts to recover long-pending property tax dues by targeting 58 major defaulters, mostly from the commercial real estate segment. After repeated notices failed, the civic body has begun sealing properties and initiating legal attachment, with provisions for online auctions if payments remain unpaid. Property tax arrears in Pune currently stand at nearly 5,500 crore, excluding disputed cases. While collections have improved this year, unpaid dues from a small group continue to strain revenues. The PMC has also adopted public naming measures to encourage compliance. Citizen representatives support strict recovery from defaulters, stressing that improved enforcement is preferable to increasing property tax rates.
The Pune Municipal Corporation has stepped up enforcement to recover long-pending property tax dues by identifying 58 properties belonging to major defaulters, largely from the commercial segment. Civic officials stated that these properties were selected after repeated payment notices failed to yield results, prompting the administration to initiate stronger recovery measures. Advertisement
As part of the process, PMC teams have sealed some properties and begun legal attachment procedures. Once attached, the properties are reflected in official land records, after which they can be auctioned through an online process if dues remain unpaid. Officials clarified that these steps are being taken strictly as per legal provisions available to the civic body.
Data shared by the civic administration shows that property tax arrears currently stand at nearly INR 5,500 crore. This figure excludes amounts under litigation, reassessment disputes, and contested categories such as mobile tower taxation. Despite improved collections during the current financial year compared with the previous one, unpaid dues from a small group of large defaulters continue to impact overall revenue.
In recent weeks, the civic body has also used non-conventional methods to draw attention to chronic defaulters, including public announcements outside defaulting properties. Officials indicated that such measures were intended to encourage voluntary compliance before initiating stricter legal action.
Former corporators and citizen representatives have supported action against large defaulters but have reiterated that recovery of existing arrears should be prioritised over any increase in property tax rates. They pointed out that Pune already has relatively high property tax levels and that effective enforcement can improve revenues without burdening compliant taxpayers.
The civic body has faced similar recovery challenges in the past, particularly in newly merged areas where tax collection has been affected by administrative and policy limitations. Previous drives have included property seizures and targeted action against high-value defaulters, forming the basis for the current enforcement push.
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