Hyderabad: The Core Urban Region (CURE) civic authorities have intensified efforts to recover pending property taxes as the financial year 2025–26 draws to a close, issuing a large number of notices to defaulters.In the last 15 days alone, the three civic bodies — Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) and Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation (MMC) — served around 1.64 lakh demand notices to property owners who have not cleared their dues. Out of nearly 28.8 lakh property tax assessments in the city, about 40% are yet to pay their taxes for the current financial year. What is more concerning for civic authorities is the scale of the pending amount. Against a total demand of around 6,387 crore, which includes both current dues and arrears, the corporations have so far collected only 2,186 crore. GHMC commissioner RV Karnan, warned that strict action will be taken under the GHMC Act against property owners who fail to clear their long-pending tax dues.“However, property tax collections in the CURE area, which includes GHMC, MMC and CMC, have seen a notable increase. By the same period last financial year, the total collection stood at 1,984 crore, whereas 2,186 crore has been collected so far in current financial year,” he said.Karnan urged property taxpayers to take advantage of the One-Time Settlement Scheme (OTS), which offers a 90% rebate on interest for pending property tax dues. The commissioner said the scheme will remain in force until March 31 and appealed to citizens to make the most of the opportunity. Property tax collections through the OTS scheme in the three corporations currently stand at 322 crore.Officials said property tax reminders are being sent to citizens via SMS on alternate days. “Warrant officers have been appointed at the circle level. Action will be taken after issuing a distress warrant. If required, the Revenue Recovery Act will be implemented against the top defaulters,” a senior GHMC official said.
