BBMP's cashless option for payment of property tax using debit or credit cards flops, as officials at collection centres claim they cannot use the machines
BBMP's cashless option for payment of property tax using debit or credit cards flops, as officials at collection centres claim they cannot use the machines
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N Srinivasan, a resident of Malleshwaram said, "I went to pay my tax last week, but officials at the collection centre could not operate the machine claiming that they were not trained."
He added that paying by card is convenient, but the 5 per cent rebate for paying before April 30 is lost.
"I returned without paying my tax and will try again next week. If this continues, we will miss the deadline to avail 5 per cent rebate," he said.
S Raju, a taxpayer, said when the new financial year began, the revenue collection centres did not even have card-reading machines. "Now, officials say that they can't operate the machines," he said.
Speaking to MiD DAY, Deputy Commissioner of BBMP (Revenue), I Ramakanth said, "Training was imparted to officials at revenue collection centres a month before the system was introduced. Officials from core areas like Malleshwaram were the first to be trained," he said.
Ramakanth assured that stringent action would be initiated against officials making such excuses and not accepting payment through cards.
"There are a total of 264 revenue collection centers across the city and 260 card reading machines have been provided by IDBI Bank, which will look after maintenance," he informed, adding that an order for another 60 card reading machines has been placed.
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