India, Feb. 24 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday announced a house-tax waiver scheme, allowing residents to clear their 2024-25 dues while getting all previous pending taxes written off.

According to news agency PTI, the announcement was made at a press conference attended by MCD Mayor Mahesh Khichi, Deputy Mayor Ravinder Bhardwaj, Leader of the House Mukesh Goel, and senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh.

The Aam Aadmi Party-led civic body's proposal, which aims to reduce residents' financial strain and curb corruption in tax collection, is set to be passed in the MCD House on Tuesday.

AAP's MCD in-charge, Durgesh Pathak, said the move would eliminate corruption in tax collection, as many homeowners had...