Property Tax is the principal source of revenue in cities in virtually every part of the world. In most cities in India the property tax base has been considerably eroded by administrative and procedural inadequacies. In many cities a significant number of properties are not included in the tax base; those that are included are inaccurately assessed and collection efficiency is very poor*. This poor collection of revenue directly affects the quality of services and infrastructure provided by the municipality/corporation. Based on thorough analysis of cities in Karnataka, the Urban Development Dept. Govt of Karnataka in partnership with the eGovernments Foundation has developed the eGov Property Tax system that addresses many of the inadequacies in the current system.
     The eGov Property Tax application computerizes the revenue department of a City Corporation or Municipality and provides an entire IT system that manages properties and their taxation. It calculates the property tax demand automatically based on the “CVS-Capital Value Systems”. It will tightly integrated with Financials accounting system so that up to date reporting of tax collections can be automatically computed in real time. The tax collection application also generates the Bank Deposit Chalans and the Khirdi reports. It handles property registrations, transfers, bifurcations and amalgamations.
    The Revenue Dept. of the Channapatna City Municipal Council will be computerized under the Nirmala Nagara project.
     A property tax computer system will be implemented which will make the payment of property taxes very easy for the citizens of Channapatna.