Lucknow, Dec. 29 -- The implementation of a new property tax management system (PTMS) will significantly expand the municipal tax base as thousands of previously unassessed properties are likely to be detected once the system becomes fully operational, Lucknow Municipal Corporation officials anticipated.

At present, Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) relies largely on manual surveys and older software for property tax assessment. While a GIS survey identified around 8.39 lakh buildings across the city, municipal records currently list only about 7.50 lakh properties. This gap of nearly 90,000 structures points to a substantial number of buildings that are either under-assessed or completely outside the tax net.

Officials believed the r...