DSCC starts database to increase revenue
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) yesterday started working on a database containing holding numbers of houses in its territory to increase its revenue collection.
DSCC Administrator Ibrahim Hossain Khan inaugurated the programme by attaching a number plate on to the wall of a house at Tilpapara in the capital's Khilgaon.
"A database will be created by collecting information of houses, and number plates will be attached on to walls of the houses. The data will also be available on the website of Dhaka South City Corporation," said Ansar Ali Khan, chief executive officer of DSCC.
A house owner will have to pay a charge of Tk 362 once a number plate is attached, he said.
Five hundred members of the Prottasha Somaj Unnyan Sangha will do the job, which will continue for the next six months.
According to official estimate of DSCC, around 1,32,000 houses have holding numbers in its area at present.
But the actual number would be higher than this, said Ibrahim Hossain Khan, adding that the unlisted houses were not paying any taxes to the city corporation.
The new move will bring all houses to a database system, which will help the corporation earn more revenue, he said.
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