New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)on Thursday seized the bank accounts of five reputed colleges, two hospitals and a hotel in the national capital for not paying property tax arrears, amounting to crores of rupees.
As part of its drive to collect tax dues, the MCD seized the bank accounts of Gargi College, Daulat Ram College,
Satyavati College and Sri Ram Institute of Industrial Research against whom crores of rupees were outstanding.
Daulat Ram College owes Rs 2.59 crore in tax dues to the MCD, while Satyavati College has to pay more than Rs 90 lakh, Gargi College Rs 26 lakh and Sri Ram Institute of industrial Research Rs 8 lakh, a senior MCD official said.
The MCD has also seized the bank accounts of Muni Mayaram Jain Hospital Rs 25 lakh), Sarvodaya Hospital (Rs 13 lakh) and City Park Hotel (Rs 20 lakh), all situated in Pitampura in north-south Delhi.
Meanwhile, Kamla Nehru College whose accounts were seized on Wednesday paid Rs 10 lakh against the total oustanding dues of Rs 22 lakh.
Besides Kamla Nehru, the MCD had sealed the accounts of Desh Bandhu College, Dayal Singh College, St Stephen's College, Kirorimal College, Hindu College, Sri Ram College of Commerce and Hansraj College.
It had also taken action against Jassaram Hospital, Mangalam Hospital, Satyam Cinema, Excelsior cinema, Delhi University and several others as part of its drive to collect tax arrears.
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