Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Mysuru City Corporation to Employ Women SHGs for Tax Collection
The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is using women's groups to collect property and water taxes from people.
These groups were trained and selected based on digital and educational qualifications.
They will go door-to-door to help people pay their taxes online or offline, and they will receive a 5% commission on collected amounts.
The MCC hopes this will lead to full tax collection.
Also, MCC selected six more women's groups to maintain parks instead of hiring contractors.
They will be paid a sum to maintain parks.
MCC will use women SHGs to collect property tax and water dues.
Eight SHGs have been finalized after being selected and trained.
SHGs will receive a 5% commission from collected taxes.
Five SHGs will collect property tax, and three will collect water cess.
MCC also selected six SHGs to maintain parks in the city.
- Who
- Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and selected women SHGs.
- What
- MCC is using women SHGs to collect property and water taxes, and also to maintain parks.
- When
- Information provided does not specify a date.
- Where
- Mysuru, India
- Why
- To achieve 100% tax collection and provide income for SHGs.
- Organization
- Mysuru City Corporation
- Groups Involved
- Women Self-Help Groups (SHGs)
- Taxes Collected
- Property tax and water dues
- Number of Groups Selected
- 8 SHGs finalized, 5 for property tax and 3 for water cess
- Commission for SHGs
- 5%
- Park maintenance payment
- Rs 2 to 10 lakh