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The Telangana authorities has approved a one-time colony (OTS) strategy to wide long-pending spot taxation arrears connected authorities buildings crossed the recently formed municipality section bodies successful Hyderabad, portion besides settling pending h2o cess dues owed to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB).
According to an bid issued by the Metropolitan Area and Urban Development department, the strategy volition supply a 100% waiver connected accumulated involvement and penalties connected spot taxation arrears for authorities properties nether the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Cyberabad Municipal Corporation and Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation during the 2026–27 fiscal year.
Following the trifurcation of the erstwhile GHMC into GHMC, CMC and MMC from April 1, 2026, a reappraisal conducted done the CURE level recovered important pending dues related to authorities properties and inferior payments.
The full collectable spot taxation dues from 2,217 government-linked properties stood astatine ₹5,864.92 crore, including arrears, existent taxation and accumulated interest. Under the OTS scheme, the authorities volition settee ₹1,686.39 crore, comprising main arrears and existent tax, portion involvement and penalties volition beryllium waived.
Of the total, GHMC accounts for the largest stock with ₹5,612.04 crore successful dues, followed by MMC astatine ₹200.13 crore and CMC astatine ₹52.75 crore.
The authorities besides approved the colony of pending h2o cess dues payable to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board. According to the order, dues from 36 State authorities departments amounting to ₹2,739.15 crore volition beryllium adjusted against authorities loans of ₹12,707.67 crore extended to HMWSSB. In addition, ₹2,416.31 crore towards subsidies and services, including those for double-bedroom lodging schemes, volition besides beryllium adjusted.
