India, March 26 -- The annual Property tax bill distribution exercise, which begins on April 1, has been delayed by a month since the PMC property tax department is caught up with outstanding tasks such as settling PT 3 applications and implementing amended tax rates. The added workload of 1.50 lakh PT form applications that have been pending for assessment has put a burden on department officials, forcing them to issue invoices after May 1.

The PMC distributes 14.25 lakh bills across the city as part of its annual exercise, which starts on April 1. The bills are uploaded online first and later sent by post during the first week of April. The property tax department server had developed a major snag recently, and due to server failure, c...