GUWAHATI: In an attempt to get the due property tax cleared by the end of December, 2022, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation has made arrangements with Assam Power Distribution Corporation Ltd. (APDCL) to link the APDCL no. with the GMC Holding Number. With this the people can now easily pay their taxes from the comforts of their home by following a few simple steps.
But what is GMC Holding number?
Every property that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) is required to pay municipal tax to the government. According to a variety of criteria, the tax burden varies from property to property. Therefore, GMC assesses the property to determine how much tax must be paid by the property holder. A distinct number is assigned to each property that GMC evaluates. The Holding Number refers to this special number. The GMC Holding Number is the exclusive number provided by GMC.
To pay the property tax, generate your holding number or to link your holding number to that of your APDCL Consumer number, you can visit www.gmcpropertytax.com.
The website, which went live on October 1 enables "self-assessment" so users can obtain property holding numbers without the trouble of going to an office.
Steps to Generate GMC Holding Number;
Visit www.gmcpropertytax.com. And click on 'click here' to generate your holding number. But before applying for the GMC holding number, keep this information in hand.
- APDCL Consumer ID (Your Electricity Consumer Number, mentioned in electricity bill)
- Your Old Ward Number in Guwahati or Old Ward Number of your property falling under GMC
- New Ward Number in Guwahati or New Ward Number of your property falling under GMC
- Road Name in front or around of your property
- Name of the lane in which your property is situated, if any
- Land Type – Eksonia or Govt Land or Patta Land.
- Dag No of your property falling under GMC.
- Patta No of your property falling under GMC.
- Landmark near your property.
- House No, if any.
- Construction details in your property like Year, Construction Type, Usage, etc.
- Email ID and Mobile No
- Permanent and Present Address
- Area of your Land in Square Feet
Once you are ready with your documents, for information on filling out the self-assessment form, go to the Guwahati Municipal Corporation website.
After filling all the necessary information and verifying them, you will be redirected to a page which will display tax information.
After confirming your tax details, you will be again redirected to the payment page. In this page you will get the option to pay the calculated tax.
Click "Bill Generate" to create your assessment ID after a successful payment.
You can examine your application stats after two to three working days. Your holding number will be generated if it is accepted.
How to Check Self- Assessment Status;
Visit www.gmcpropertytax.com. And click on to see your application status. If your status is approved 'The Assessment Key' and 'The Holding Number' will be displayed.
If your status is pending, you will get the message 'under process'.
If you need to add more documents, there will be options available to upload the additional documents.
If your status is rejected, rejected message will be displayed.
How to pay Property Tax;
Visit www.gmcpropertytax.com and click to pay property tax.
Provide the holding number.
All your data will be fetched after filling the holding number.
You can select which quarter you are paying or you can select all the unpaid quarters at once.
Click pay now, and you will be redirected to the payment gateway.
After successful payment, you will receive a payment reference number. You can also download the payment receipt.
Nearly 3.3 lakh APDCL customers have electrical connections in regions under GMC authority. However, just 2.5 lakhs of Guwahati's citizens pay taxes and have a holding number.
The remaining 2.2 lakhs don't have GMC holding numbers and don't give GMC their taxes. The government will lose out on this revenue.For this reason, APDCL is urging all of its GMC-affiliated clients to change their assessment id or holding number.Those who have a GMC holding number can easily change it on the APDCL website; however, those without one have trouble. However, a new online link is available to complete the self-assessment form and obtain a GMC holding number. Guwahati Municipal Corporation has introduced special waiver on property tax by exempting the taxpayers with 50% discount. The offer is valid till 20 December 2022.
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