Patna: There is big news for the people living in the Municipal Corporation area of the capital Patna. The roads of the capital have been reclassified. This means that some roads have been upgraded. What used to be a main road has now been made a major main road. This will have a direct impact on property tax in the city. Those whose properties were earlier on the main road will now be considered on the main main road. Due to this they will have to pay more property tax. Under the new system, tax will be determined on the basis of the category of the road.
According to the new list released by the Municipal Corporation, there are a total of 112 roads in Patna. These are divided into two categories. Of these, 43 roads have been categorized as major main roads and 69 roads as main roads. Earlier, 24 roads in the city were notified as major arterial roads and 88 roads were notified as main roads. That means this time the number of major main roads has been increased.
Anugrah Narayan Path, Harding Road, Bakarganj Bajaj Road, Budhmarg to near Harding Road, Ashiana-Digha Road, Chirayatand-English Road, Congress Maidan Road, Golghar Park Road, Hanuman Nagar Road, Karbighia Road, Kidwaipuri Road, Mathura Sinha Prasad Path, Naya Sadak Road (Guru Gobind Singh Path), Nalanda Medical College and Hospital Road, Naval Kishore Path, Rampur Road, Sahdev. Marg, Sinha Library Road, Vidyapati Marg. Bakarganj Daldali Road, Chandmari Road, Gandhi Path, Bank Road, Jamal Road, Gauraiya Toli Path, Birla Mandir Road, Makhaniyan Kuan Road, Govind Mitra Road etc. are the main roads.
What is the scale of upgradation?
Municipal Corporation officials say that this classification has been done keeping in mind the importance of roads, traffic pressure and commercial activities. In this, the width of the roads has also been taken into account.
Roads more than 40 feet wide have been categorized as major main roads. Roads 20 to 40 feet wide are categorized as main roads and roads less than 20 feet wide are categorized as other roads.
Holding tax slab will increase
Many main roads have been included in the category of major roads. Due to this, the holding tax of properties along these roads will increase. For example, currently holding tax is being collected at the rate of Rs 12 per square foot from residential buildings located on the main road and Rs 36 per square foot from commercial buildings. But as soon as the road is upgraded, new rates will be applicable, under which tax on residential buildings will be Rs 18 per square foot and commercial buildings will have to pay Rs 54 per square foot.
