A:
Except the properties, which are exempted from tax under law, the tax
is levied on all the remaining buildings, land, structures with land
and all the non-agricultural lands within the limits of City Municipal
Corporation.
A:
The buildings used under the ownership of the Central and State for
government purposes and the lands and buildings not intended for
Commercial & Residential purposes ,public temples and charitable
institutions are exempted from the payment of tax.
A:
Yes, they do invite taxes. As per KMC Act 1976 the span of property
tax is not only limited to buildings, even the land falling under the
jurisdiction of the corporation is covered in it.
A:
The particulars regarding the payment of tax by the owners and
occupiers of the Land and Buildings in revenue division of each and
every ward will be published in this Property Tax Register. The
interested persons may verify the said details free of cost otherwise
the requisite fee should be paid and the certified copy may be
obtained.
A:
Before you come to pay Property taxes at any of the Zonal Office, you
need to take along the bill supplied to you by the corporation. Measurement
details of your property You need to carry
notice or warrant if at all issued. In case you do
not have these documents you can even carry old bill or receipts of
payment & property municipal number.
A:
Please make sure that the cheques you are submitting for payment to
the CMC are crossed ?account payee only? and drawn in the name of
Commissioner,Bagalkote City Municipal Council. Please retain the
property tax bill and the receipt of the payment, as it may be
required for various applications to the corporation.
A:
Yes, the concession at the rate of 5% will be allowed to the assessee,
who makes the tax payment by submitting particulars during the opening
of the month of financial year i.e., before 30th April. A concession
of 50% is allowed on the building utilized for self-occupation
Residential Building under this Self Assessment Scheme.
A:
The corporation is not concerned with whether the property is being
used or not for a period of time. It is also not possible to keep
track of occupancy of the property. So taxes are leviable till the
property is in existence.
A:
When the buildings are constructed without obtaining necessary
official plan from the City Municipal Corporation and buildings
constructed in violation of the directions and the rules, the officer
of the authority may assesses the tax and levy penalty twice the
assessed amount and further until the buildings constructed in
violation of rules are set-right, the imposition of penalty continues
every year. This action will not prohibit the law to take action
against the unauthorized buildings.
A:
No. All the buildings, lands falling within the jurisdiction of City
Municipal Corporation/ Town Municipal Council / Town Panchayat shall
have to pay tax. There is no restriction that you should have Khatha,
Mutation or Record of Rights to pay the tax and further the owners of
any un-numbered property of the Municipal Corporation also have to pay
the property tax and submit the particulars. The certified copy of the
Property Tax Order and Property Tax Register relate the payment of
tax. Separate action will be taken in accordance with law regarding
the Mutation and Record of Rights.
A:
Under this Self Assessment Scheme, all the buildings, properties and
the lands falling within the limits of the Corporation shall
voluntarily calculate the tax, pay the tax and submit the tax paid
challan with the property details within 30th June of every year
compulsorily. The owners or the occupiers not following the said
procedure will be issued claim notice under the Karnataka Municipal
Corporation Act, 1976 and thereafter the movable properties of the
owners or occupiers not paying the tax and penalty within 30 days will
be attached and the tax and penalty payable will be realized by
disposing of the said properties in action and with regard to the
remaining tax, necessary application will be filed before the
competent Judicial Magistrate and an order will be obtained for twice
the penalty of remaining tax. Such action may be taken from the
assessment year and within 6 years. This tax scheme is very easy and
is formed in the interest of public. Therefore, the public are hereby
requested to know the transparency of this scheme and be pleased to
provide proper and true information to the authority, pay the property
tax in time by submitting the particulars and co-operate with the
Municipality for your over-all development and for providing
sufficient civic amenities to you.
A:
There are two methods two lodge complaint in CMC
1.Dial 08372-278907
2.Online registration through www.gadag-betagericity.gov.in
Q:Who will answer the phone?
A:
3 persons in each shift will be working round the clock will answer
the HELPLINE telephones.
Q:
How can they help?
A:
The HELPLINE staff will listen to your grievance carefully and asks
the details like complaint location, complainant name, telephone
number, email address and HELPLINE staff will give you a complaint
number.
Q:
What next, after registering the complaint?
A:
As soon as complaint is registered in HELPLINE, it will be
communicated to the concerned field staff who immediately responded to
the citizens.
Q:
I have two complaints in my ward. Can I register both the complaints
at a time?
A:
You can register both the complaints at a time. But HELPLINE Staff
will give you two separate complaint number to refer your both the
complaint.
Q:
In there any time limit to dial HELPLINE ?
A:
No. Helpline works round-the-clock.
Q:
What type of complaints can be registered at HELPLINE?
A:Complaints related to civil amenities like Water supply, Under
ground drainage cleaning, Road repair , Pothole filling ,Street
lights, Removal of garbage and Carcass of stray dogs/pigs can be
registered at Help Line.
Q:How to know the status of my Complaint?
A:You can contact Helpline to know the status of your complaint by
stating the Complaint Number given at the time of registration of the
complaint by the HELPLINE staff or You can view the status of the
Complaint online by providing the Complaint Reg. No. through
www.gadag-betagericity.gov.in
Q:
How much time it will take to solve my grievance?
A:
HELPLINE staff will be responsive to public complaints with the sense
of urgency and ensure that no complaint remained unattended for more
than 24 hours. Minor complaints are solved with in 30 min flat time.
In case any complaint remains unattended for more than 24 hours, the
complainant will be definitely informed about reasons for delay and
the time required attending the same
Registration of Birth
Q:
Is it compulsory to register the Birth of a person?
A:
Yes, the registration of birth is compulsory .
Q:
Where should I register the Birth?
A:
The registration of Birth can be done CMC
Office by
using prescribed application
form.
Q:
What is the time frame for registering Birth ?
A:
The Birth should be registered within a period of 20 days from Birth.
Q:
If I do not register the Birth in specific time then what is the
procedure for registering?
A:
In case of
Birth registered
after 20 days, Penalty of Rs 2 will be charged.
Birth registered
after one month and before 1 year a court affidavit along with
penalty of Rs. 5 will be charged.
Birth registered
after one year ,Non availability certificate from corporation and
Court order to be produced along with penalty of Rs.75.
Q:
How can I obtain the Birth Certificate?
A:The application in prescribed format should be made to the Birth &
Death Section for obtaining the Birth Certificate & it will be made
available on the same day.
Q:What hours are the CMC Office open?
A:The office is open from10:00 AM-5:30PM Monday-Saturday. Closed on
major holidays.
Q:
From what year are Birth certificates available?
A:Birth certificates are available from January 1960 to present.
Q:
What is fee for Birth Certificate?
A:One copy will be given free of cost for all birth registered within
20 days. Subsequent copies will be charged Rs.30 per copy.
Q:
What is the procedure for registering domiciliary Birth?
A:Authorized family member should fill up the prescribed application
form & produce to the office within 20 days from the date of birth.
Q:
What is the procedure for corrections?
A:
In case of
Mistakes in the
registration of Birth?s are done by hospital, the corrected letter
to be obtained from the concerned hospital within a year from the
date of birth. If it is more than a year court affidavit & photocopy
of the ration card/election card to be produced.
Mistakes of birth
registered of domiciliary cases (Birth in houses) court affidavit to
be produced irrespective of the duration.
Mistakes by
issuing authority, corrections will be made by the concerned
officers
Registration of Death
Q: Is it compulsory to register the death of a person?
A: . Yes, the registration of death is compulsory.
Q: Where should I register the death?
A: The registration of Death can be done in CMC Office by using
prescribed application
form.
Q: What is the time frame for registering Death ?
A: The death should be registered within a period of 20 days from
death
Q: If I do not register the death during the specific time, then
what is the procedure for registering?
A: In case of
Death
registered after 20 days, Penalty of Rs 2 will be charged.
Death
registered after one month and before 1 year a court affidavit
along with penalty of Rs. 5 will be charged.
Death
registered after one year, non availability certificate from
corporation and Court order to be produced along with penalty of
Rs.75
Q: How can I obtain the Death Certificate?
A: An application in the prescribed form should be made to the
Birth & Death Section Office for obtaining the Death Certificate &
it will be made available on the same day.
Q: From what year are Death Certificates available?
A: Death certificates are available from January 1960 to present
Q: What is fee for Death Certificate?
A: One copy will be given free of cost for death/s registered
within 20 days. Extra copies will be charged Rs.30 per copy.
Q: What is the procedure for registering domiciliary Death?
A: Incase of deaths in the house,
Application
form with the signature of five members (Pancha?s) and the
concerned councilors to be given to the Respective Zonal Officer
within 20 days.
Incase of
Accident/Suicide/Murder post mortem report to be enclosed.
Q: What is the procedure for corrections?
A: In case of
Mistakes in
the registration of death/s are done by hospital, the corrected
letter to be obtained from the concerned hospital within a year
from the date of death. If it is more than a year court
affidavit & photocopy of the ration card/election card to be
produced.
Mistakes of
death registered in domiciliary cases(death in houses) court
affidavit to be produced irrespective of the duration.
Mistakes by
issuing authority, corrections will be made by the concerned
officers
Q: If I have a question regarding Death Certificate, who do I
call?
A: CC is a Completion Certificate of the building issued to occupy
the building.
Q: Is the CC Mandatory (Compulsory) ?
A: Yes. As per the KMC Act 310, CC is mandatory for each and every
building.
Q: Why CC is Necessary ?
A: The owner has
to construct the building as per approved plan without any
deviations and violations. Issuing of Completion Certificate
will ensure that the owner has constructed the building as per
approved plan. The building
will be assessed for property tax with effect from date of
completion of the building. The water
rate will be converted in to domestic instead non-domestic with
effect from date of completion of the building. The
completion certificate will facilitate payment of final
installment of the housing loan to start repayment of the same. Therefore it is obligatory to obtain completion certificate as per
section 301 of K.M.C. Act 1976.
Q: How can I obtain my house CC ?
A: You can obtain your house CC by enclosing your permission
drawing with up to date tax paid receipt, water tax etc, with
proper CC Application to the respective Chief
Officer as per the CMC procedure.
Q: What are the documents necessary to obtain the CC ?
A:
1.Xerox
copy of the approved building plan & permission letter
2. Building plan drawn to a scale 1:100 showing all existing details
as built(2 blue prints with tracing)
Form for
Residential building. If your
building constructed as per the permission taken by the
corporation without deviations & violations of the residential
building use this form and obtain the residential building CC.
Yellow
Form(C1) :Form for
Residential building. If you
construct a Residential Building with 5% violation/deviation
then use this form and obtain the residential building CC.
Red Form
(C2):Form for
Commercial building. If you
construct a Commercial Building with or without 5% violation or
deviation then use this form and obtain commercial building CC
Blue Form (
C3):Form for
Industrial building. If you
construct a Commercial Building with or without 5% violation or
deviation then use this form and obtain commercial building CC
Q: If I don?t obtain my CC , what will be the result ?
A: CMC will warn you with notice to obtain the CC.
Q: If I ignore the CMC Notice then what will be the result ?
A: CMC will take rapid action on your illegal asset & take legal
action on you as per the KMC act.
Q: Can I celebrate ?Grahapravesha? without obtaining the CC ?
A: No. It is illegal if you have the done the Grahapravesha
without CC. Rs.500 will be levied as a penalty in addition to the
normal CC fee.
Q: Can I hire a portion in a building for which the Building
doesn?t have CC ?
A: No. It is illegal occupation of the building part. Again CMC
will take rapid action.
Q: Can I obtain my house CC without consulting engineers ?
A: No. It is necessary to give your consulting engineer schedule
VIII duly filled & signed.
Q:What is the role of consulting engineer in obtaining CC ?
A: Consulting civil engineer should sign CC form, C1, C2 & C3 with
board ?A? & board ?B? and should sign for the same
Q: What will happen if the building is constructed with more than
5% violation/deviation of the approved plan?
A: Excess portion will be demolished by enforcement wing
Q: Can I regularize more than 5% of the excess construction of the
building ?
A: No. It is not possible to regularize more than 5% of the
permitted construction of the building in any case.