Saturday 7 April 2012

Will the MCC clarify?

The Commissioner of Mysore City Corporation has issued large advertisements in today's local newspapers exhorting the citizens of Mysore to pay their property tax before 30-4-12 and avail of a 5% rebate.

But the text of the advertisement says "ಮೈಸೂರು ಮಹಾನಗರಪಾಲಿಕೆಯ ವಲಯ ಕಛೇರಿ -೦೬ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬರುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ ಮಾಲೀಕರುಗಳಿಗೆ ೨೦೧೨-೧೩ ನೇ ಪ್ರಸಕ್ತ ಸಾಲಿನ ಆಸ್ತಿ ತೆರಿಗೆಯನ್ನು ದಿನಾಂಕ ೩೦-೦೪-೨೦೧೨ರೊಳಗೆ ಪಾವತಿಸಿ ಶೇಕಡ ೫ ರಷ್ಟು ರಿಯಾಯಿತಿ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವ ಅವಕಾಶವನ್ನು ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಲಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ '', i.e., the 5% rebate is available to residents of ward No. 6 who pay their taxes in April. Does it not mean that only residents of ward 6 will get this rebate and that residents of other wards are not eligible for the 5% rebate?! How can MCC issue such a misleading advertisement at enormous cost (which will be borne by us, the taxpayers)? Will it clarify this point?

G.L.Nagaraja Urs, Mysore Grahakara Parishat