India, March 26 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is close to collecting the same amount of property tax for the year 2024-25 as the previous year, 2023-24. With barely five days left in the current fiscal year, the civic body has collected Rs.2,229 crore, compared to Rs.2,273 crore in 2023-24.

Pratibha Patil, who is holding temporary charge of the Property Tax department, said, 'Till Tuesday evening, the PMC received Rs.2,229 crore in property tax. Before the end of the financial year, we will surpass the previous year's collection of Rs.2,273 crore. We have appealed to property tax holders to pay the tax on time. We have also posted property tax bills and tried to convince them to pay the tax."

One of the officials from the depa...