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Prashant Kumar Singh along with other officials during the
launch of online property tax Platform for 26 municipal councils of Manipur in
Imphal on Thursday.
- IMPHAL — The online property tax Platform for
26 municipal councils of Manipur was formally launched in Imphal on Thursday.
The initiative reinforces Manipur’s commitment to transparent and efficient
urban governance.
- Launching the platform in Imphal, the state chief secretary,
Prashant Kumar Singh, commended the team of Manipur Municipality Property Tax
Board (MMPTB) for their hard work and encouraged proper training for smooth
adoption and emphasised the importance of capacity building, transparency and
promoting door-to-door services to ensure accessibility.
- The newly launched platform offers comprehensive services
including property registration, self-assessment, tax payment and processing of
requests for amalgamation, separation and mutation—all through a single digital
interface.
- There are 27 urban local bodies (ULB) in the state. One ULB
is Municipal Corporation and the other 26 ULB are municipal councils.
- Under the provisions of Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994,
all the municipalities are expected to implement the property tax collection
from the current financial year/ assessment year 2025-26.
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