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The Coimbatore Corporation, that has acceptable a spot taxation postulation people of ₹521.6 crore for the fiscal twelvemonth 2025–26, has truthful acold collected astir ₹205 crore (39.56% of the existent year’s demand).
The full request stands astatine ₹656.21 crore, including the arrears of ₹134 crore. Of the arrears, ₹17 crore has been realised, bringing the wide postulation to ₹222.94 crore.
Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabakaran told The Hindu that to suffice for performance-linked incentives from the Central and State governments, the Corporation should cod astir ₹300 crore successful summation to the magnitude already collected during the year.
“To execute this, postulation targets person been intensified, with an further 5 tract unit assigned per ward. Area-specific postulation drives person besides been launched crossed the city. In summation to peculiar camps, we are enhancing integer outgo options, including enabling payments done WhatsApp. We are moving with the Department of Municipal Administration to integrate the Urban Tree Information System (UTIS) utilized by section bodies, allowing payments via WhatsApp. We expect this installation to beryllium rolled retired soon,” helium said.
