In a significant move to enforce compliance and boost revenue collection, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) intensified its crackdown on property tax defaulters on Friday, 26 December, sealing six properties across the city with outstanding dues of approximately ₹2 crore, officials said. The action also prompted wider compliance, resulting in nearly ₹7 crore being deposited in the municipal treasury on the same day, they added.
The move follows the sealing of five properties in September with pending property tax dues of more than ₹6 crore, including Auvana Munja and BR Arora at Bestech Cyber Park, Harilok Properties in the same complex, another unit at Bestech Cyber Park, and an industrial/commercial property in Kadipur.
Which six properties were sealed for failing to clear pending dues?
The action targeted four properties in Zone-1 and one in Zone-3. In Zone-1, properties located in Khandsa, Kadipur, Sector-36 and Saraswati Enclave were sealed for outstanding dues of ₹22.22 lakh, ₹16.69 lakh, ₹17.81 lakh and ₹19.71 lakh, respectively, the officials said, further mentioning that in Zone-4, a property in Behrampur was sealed with property tax arrears of ₹44.61 lakh, while in Zone-3, a property in Ashok Vihar Phase-3 was sealed for non-payment of ₹68.34 lakh.
The sealing operation was led by Tax Inspector Pankaj Saluja, Zonal Tax Officers Rajesh Yadav and BS Chhokkhar. “In the current financial year so far, the corporation has collected a total of ₹285 crore in property tax, with expectations of further growth by March 2026,” the officials stated.
Municipal Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya reacts
Municipal Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said that the crackdown on property owners with long-standing tax arrears will continue. He urged defaulters to settle their dues promptly to avoid property sealing or legal proceedings.
Dahiya also noted that property tax revenue is crucial for enhancing the city’s infrastructure, sanitation, roads, water supply, and other civic services. He stressed that the corporation’s aim is not to punish but to ensure timely tax collection for the city’s overall development.
Meanwhile, according to the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, all property owners, whether of buildings or vacant land within municipal limits, are required to pay an annual property tax, as per HT. In case of non-payment, an interest of 18% per year is reportedly levied on the pending amount.
Dahiya had earlier said in May that city development projects and essential civic services rely heavily on property tax revenue, making strict action against habitual defaulters unavoidable. At the time, the authorities had drawn up lists of the top 100 defaulters in each zone, prioritising properties with unpaid tax dues exceeding ₹50 lakh.
