HUBBALLI: Whereas many voters battle to pay their property taxes by standing in lengthy traces even within the warmth, HDMC zone-7 workplace, situated at Akshay Park, has give you services for taxpayers to beat the summer season warmth. It has arrange a particular counter and chairs for senior residents, and it offers consuming water to all guests. If there's a massive crowd, one can sit within the shadow of the shamiyana.
Girish Talawar, zonal commissioner, zone-7, Akshay Park, informed TOI that he noticed residents ready within the scorching solar to pay property tax. "We felt that forcing taxpayers to face was unjust, and that they need to have not less than sitting preparations. We had 10 further chairs and obtained 30 extra from good metropolis officers. We arrange a particular counter for senior residents. We now have put in shows at every counter with details about the providers out there in addition to the cell phone numbers of the related workers in order that residents can simply contact them," he defined.
“As a result of there's a 5% low cost on property taxes till April 30, the workplace is seeing a big inflow of tax payers. Because of the enormous rush, now we have arrange a financial institution counter in order that taxpayers shouldn't have to journey between the HDMC zonal workplace and the financial institution. Thes momentary services together with shamiyana will likely be in place till Could 30. Nevertheless, facilities reminiscent of water fountains and chairs will likely be maintained,” he said. The services have been supplied using miscellaneous funds, he added.
Residents had been asking for primary facilities for a very long time, mentioned Satish Hangal, corporator-elect for ward 32. "The zone-7 workplace has now been reworked right into a mannequin workplace. Different zonal workplaces ought to undertake this mannequin," he mentioned.
Ashok Kumar, a citizen, said that he just lately visited the workplace to pay his property tax. "I needed to look ahead to an hour as a result of the server was down. Nevertheless, as a result of there was ample seating, I didn't understand it as a punishment. Beforehand, we needed to wait in queues," he added.
Shankar Pawar, a senior citizen, said that whereas the federal government has issued a round requiring sitting preparations and precedence service for senior residents, many authorities workplaces haven't adopted the foundations.
"Nevertheless, the HDMC zone-7 workplace has gone above and past by establishing a devoted counter for us and offering facilities reminiscent of consuming water and chairs," he mentioned.