Patna: Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) recorded a 43.6% rise in property tax collection during the first seven months of the current financial year, earning Rs80.79 crore between April 1 and Oct 31. The collection was Rs56.28 crore during the corresponding period last year, marking an increase of Rs24.52 crore.According to the communique issued by PMC on Sunday, ahead of Diwali, property tax collection camps will be organised in four wards where residents can avail services related to tax payment, assessment, reassessment and more. The camps in wards no. 46 (Kankarbagh) and 22 (Patliputra) will run from Nov 2 to 4, while for those in wards 55 (Kankarbagh) and 26 (Patliputra) they will be held from Nov 5 to 7.The number of holdings from which property tax was collected also increased from 1,55,260 in the corresponding period of 2025-26 to 1,74,363 this financial year, registering an addition of over 19,000 holdings.PMC also brought 1,398 new properties under the tax net in Oct. Patliputra circle recorded the highest 389 assessments, followed by Azimabad (279), Kankarbagh (266), New Capital (234), Bankipur (134) and Patna City (96).The civic body attributed the growth to its door-to-door outreach campaign and ward-level tax collection camps.
