Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi issued necessary directives in this regard at a meeting held on Sunday to review the functioning of the urban development department.

Modi has asked the municipal bodies to identify various roads running through the municipal area in the categories of "chief main road, main road, and other roads" so that Annual Rental Value (ARV) of various holdings could be fixed through self-assessment.

The fixation of ARV has to also take into account
if the house concerned is used for completely residential purpose or completely commercial and industrial activities. Accordingly, the holdings concerned lying along the graded roads have to be identified as fully residential, partially residential, partially commercial or industrial, or fully commercialindustrial.

During fixation of the ARV, all these factors have to be taken into account. Modi directed the urban development department to seek the opinions of the municipal bodies on certain matters -- like the time of payment of holding tax, provision of the quantum of discount during timely payment of ARV, and the quantum of fine that could be imposed if the delay is made in the payment of holding tax.

The computerisation of all the holdings and ARVs fixed through self-assessment would help in motivating the owners of houses to pay the holding tax on their own, including through the e-payment facility, Modi said.