In New Town, there will be an
introduction to the unit-area system by the New Town Kolkata Development
Authority for collecting water and Property
taxes from the bulk customers. The city failed to make it to top 20 in the
smart city list as it ranked 30th. However, the authorities are
hopeful that the city will feature itself in the second list.
The authorities are eager to make
it to the second list for which they are already preparing themselves and they
are working full-time for the quick execution of the unit area system in New
Town. The documents for the same are in the process of being prepared. Along
with numerous facilities, there will be web-based property tax system through
which there will be online tax collection. The service will also provide
synchronization if tax data and land on the same database.
After getting ago ahead earlier,
the New Town Kolkata Development Authority asked the West Bengal valuation
Board to make a yearly valuation of the Kolkata Properties especially those present in the township. After the discussion,
the authorities have decided to opt for the assessment of the unit area as it
is said to be appropriate with the modern smart city concept.
The
New Town Kolkata Development Authority Act was revised after much analysis and
enquiry which not only gave the authorities the power to collect and impose
property tax from the people residing in the townships but also allowed the
authorities to act as a municipal authority. As per the authorities New Town is
still a township that is developing and there are numerous factors like
permitted floor area ratio and current market price of the land for commercial
land areas were taken into the consideration for the new or upcoming structure
of the tax. This will be a positive and improving step towards Property in Kolkata and this might lead
it to make enter into the second list of smart cities.