Hyderabad: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner R.V. Karnan on Thursday directed officials to intensify the property tax collection drive and achieve prescribed daily revenue targets. He also instructed zonal and circle-level officials to resolve property tax complaints within stipulated timelines.
The Commissioner issued the directions during a review meeting on civic and administrative activities. Additional Commissioner (Sports) P. Uday Kumar and Zonal Commissioners attended the meeting.
Karnan reviewed property tax collection, taxpayer grievance redressal, urban poverty alleviation and sanitation-related activities. He emphasised timely action and coordination among officials to improve the delivery of municipal services.
GHMC property tax collection drive to focus on daily targets
Karnan directed Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Municipal Commissioners (AMCs) to strengthen property tax collection efforts across their respective jurisdictions. He instructed officials to meet prescribed daily targets while maintaining attention to complaints raised by taxpayers.
Furthermore, he emphasised strict compliance with the timelines fixed for resolving property tax grievances. The Commissioner asked zonal and circle-level authorities to ensure that pending complaints received timely attention.
The property tax collection drive formed part of the broader review of GHMC’s administrative and civic responsibilities. Karnan also stressed accountability among officials responsible for revenue collection and grievance redressal.
GHMC orders faster formation of self-help groups
During the meeting, Karnan reviewed programmes related to urban poverty alleviation and community welfare. He directed Project Officers (POs) to accelerate the formation of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) across the municipal area.
Additionally, he called for coordinated action to strengthen welfare initiatives targeting economically vulnerable sections. The Commissioner instructed officials to organise special drives to identify homeless and vulnerable individuals living along roadsides.
He directed departments to shift those identified during the drives to designated shelter homes. Karnan also emphasised coordination among municipal departments to advance the administration’s objective of making Hyderabad a beggar-free city.
The directions covered both the identification of vulnerable individuals and arrangements for their accommodation in designated shelters. Karnan congratulated the GHMC sanitation wing for its contribution to securing the Swachh Survekshan Award.
He acknowledged the efforts of the Additional Commissioner (Sanitation), Zonal Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and field-level sanitation personnel. The Commissioner credited their collective work for the civic body’s recognition in the cleanliness assessment.
Moreover, he urged officials to sustain sanitation efforts and continue improving cleanliness standards across Hyderabad. He emphasised teamwork among municipal officers and field staff to maintain progress in sanitation activities.
Karnan called for continued coordination across departments to strengthen civic services and cleanliness standards. The review covered revenue collection, public grievances, poverty alleviation, shelter arrangements and sanitation performance.