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MCD Portal Glitch: Traders Hit by Unjust Fees
30 Jun
Summary
- Traders urge MCD to fix portal charging fees on residential property.
- General Trade Licence fees should only apply to commercial areas.
- Portal glitches complicate property tax rebate claims due by June 30.
Traders in Delhi are calling on the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to address technical problems within the recently integrated General Trade Licence (GTL)-Property Tax portal. A significant concern is that the portal is levying licence fees on the residential sections of mixed-use properties, a practice traders deem financially burdensome.
Kamla Nagar Traders Association has represented this issue to the MCD commissioner, stating that GTL fees should exclusively apply to the commercial areas where business operations occur. As property tax already covers the entire property, including residential parts, the integrated portal is inadvertently applying GTL charges to the full area.
The association requests the MCD to rectify this calculation error, ensuring GTL charges are based solely on the commercial footprint of a property. With June 30 being the deadline to claim a 15% rebate on advance property tax for 2026-27, the existing glitches are creating complications for traders attempting to meet this deadline.
