India, July 1 -- As many citizens were unable to pay property tax on the last day of the amnesty scheme due to technical glitches, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has extended the 5%-10% rebate scheme in property tax till July 7.

Additional municipal commissioner Prithviraj BP said, "We received many public complaints on Monday regarding paying property tax due to technical glitches. Rush was seen even at municipal facility centres. Hence, PMC has decided to extend the scheme till July 7."

Avinash Sapkal, head, PMC property tax department, said, "The last date for getting the benefit was June 30, and now it has been extended. At least 7.10 lakh taxpayers took the benefit of the scheme in between April 1 and June 30, and PMC collect...