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This whitepaper examines property tax (PT) as a key revenue source for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in India, with a focus on Andhra Pradesh’s successful reforms. It highlights the low property tax-to-GDP ratio in India (0.48%) and outlines challenges like low coverage, valuation inaccuracies, and collection inefficiencies. Andhra Pradesh increased its tax base by 30% and collection efficiency by 12% through digitization, consolidated billing, and streamlined processes. The paper offers a data model for measuring PT performance and recommends policy and administrative reforms to improve coverage, valuation, and collection across other Indian states.
- Author's Name Aditya Batra, Anuroop Bisaria, Ajit Kumar
- Posted On 22nd Aug 2024 at 15:08 PM
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Aditya Batra – An Associate with the Policy Initiatives team at eGov Foundation, interested in technology and public policy challenges. He works on expanding the adoption of online municipal services and building partnerships in the civil society and non-profit ecosystem.
Ajit Kumar – An entrepreneur and product manager focused on social entrepreneurship and technology. He works on product adoption for online services offered by urban local bodies in India.
Anuroop Bisaria – A data scientist with over five years of experience in behavioral analytics and human systems. He has worked on integrating AI into daily life, with a background in improving machine understanding of sign language.
