Sunday, 29 March 2020

Incorrect information by the Chief Officer of Daman Municipal Council

On 16th March, 2020, Ms. Gurpreet Singh, Chief Officer of Daman Municipal Council talked about Property Tax announced for 2020-2021 in an interview on camera, which is give here for ready reference:

In the interview she stated that religious places are exempted from taxes as per request by Councilors.

But the Property Tax list which was published on the website of the Council tells different story.

Satyanarayan Mandir
57,815
57,815
1,15,630.00
Shree MahaLaxmi Mata Mandir
16,119
16,119.00
Fortune Jain Temple
3,115
3,115
6,230.00
Jain Temple
33,603
33,603.00
Our Lady of Remidios Church
2,66,080
2,66,080.00
Church Manguerial
51,788
51,788.00
DMC Preperta Church
10,654
10,654.00
Church
36,782
36,782.00
Church
2,88,824
2,88,824.00
Durga Temple
5,883
5,883.00
Shri Ranchhod Rai ji Mandir
77,491
77,497.00
Temple of Parsi
31,451
31,451.00
Kuldevi Mandir
3,742
3,742.00
Somnath Mahadev Mandir
39,661
39,661.00

When above figures came to light regarding religious places, I studied regulation and it gives exemption from Property Tax for religious places even then DMC has imposed tax on them. And Ms. Gurpreet Singh gave credit to the Councilors for duty they failed to perform.

When this property assessment list was brought before the Council, all Councilors failed to raise their voice against discrimination to religious places and for failure of Council to fulfill its own regulation and they kept silent on such illegal action of the Council.

The Chief Officer said in an interview that religious places are exempted from taxes, did she had not gone through the assessment list before she put it before the Council and even before making it public?

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