The civic body on Monday started the facility of making digital payments at its office.Earlier, only cash and cheques were accepted.Now, residents can pay their property tax to the Dehradun municipal corporation (DMC) through their credit/debit cards or UPI.
“The move comes as part of the digital campaign of Union government. DMC commissioner inaugurated the digital facility and POS machine. Taxpayers can now swipe their cards at our office or use the available QR code to pay their taxes. Earlier, only cash and cheques were accepted. This has been done keeping in mind public convenience. Most consumers these days have ATM cards and digital wallets. They will now have multiple payment modes,” said Dharmesh Painuly, tax superintendent, DMC.
Apart from this, tax payment can also be done online through the DMC site, said officials. Painuly said that at least 10-12 taxpayers have already availed the new digital facility.