Property tax can be paid both online and offline.

• Online payment
  • For online payment a 10 digit unique Property Tax Identification Number (PTIN), which is assigned to every tax payer is required (if you have an old 14 digit PIN number you can get your new number from the GHMC web page http://www.ghmc.gov.in/tax/ptlocalitysearchrep.asp
  • By entering that new 10 digit PTIN number you can make online payments by visiting http://www.ghmc.gov.in using debit/credit card.
• Offline payment
  • Direct cash payments can be made at different places like eSeva centres, State Bank of Hyderabad branches, AP Online Service centres, citizen service centres, through bill collectors, or you can also give a cheque/DD in favour of “Commissioner, GHMC”.

Rebates and penalties

• To encourage prompt payment of property tax GHMC came up with attractive programs. It will conduct a lucky draw for the tax payers who pay their taxes in time and will present 20 lakh prize amount to the lucky winner.
• To encourage the construction of green buildings in the city, GHMC recently came up with a new concept of offering tax incentives to the green buildings. It will offer tax incentives for the buildings with rooftop solar installations for heating and power back up and water harvesting facilities.
• However, for the late payments it will charge 2% extra on the bill for every month.

Assistance & grievance reporting

• For further help or for registering any complaints related to property tax you can call the GHMC helpline numbers 155304/1253, 040-23226982/23221978 or you can register your grievances online by clicking the grievance registration link on the GHMC homepage.
• In case your grievances or not addressed in time you can also contact
  • Initial Contact- Tax Inspector/Deputy Municipal Commissioner/Advertisement Officer
  • Second Contact – Zonal Additional Commissioner
  • Third Contact – Additional Commissioner (F)/Commissioner, if complaint persists

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How to Calculate GHMC Property Tax

Property tax is one of the main sources of revenue for GHMC. For the taxation of the property, the property owners need to register with GHMC and the assessments are made based on the physical dimensions and other parameters of the property.

Tax exemptions
Though the property tax is levied on all the non-agricultural lands, buildings, and structures with land, the tax rate vary based on the type of usage of the property. However, few properties can get tax exemptions/concessions which are listed below.

• 100% exemption for properties owned by serving or Ex-service men
• Religious places of worship, charitable institutions are completely exempted from the tax
• Any residential building occupied by the owner whose annual rental value is not more than Rs.600 may be exempted from the tax
• 100% exemption for the recognized educational institutions (up to X std.)
• 50% vacancy remission would be granted for the vacant premises on field report submitted by the tax inspector

Rate of property tax

• For residential buildings the slab rates of taxation are being adopted
• Whereas for the commercial properties, property tax is levied 30% on Annual Rental value (ARV) of the property

Property tax calculation procedure
The property tax is calculated differently for residential and commercial properties based on the Annual Rental Value (ARV) of the property.

Tax calculation for residential properties: For residential buildings, since the slab rates of taxation are being used, an elaborate procedure for determining the Annual Rental Value (ARV) and for assessing the property tax will be followed. For your convenience it is explained in a simple way as follows.

Step 1: The Plinth Area (PA) of your property/building should be measured. The PA is nothing but the total built up area, which includes the covered balcony, all covered area including the garage area. For more information about Plinth area and others, click here.

Step 2: As the next step, the market rent per square feet per month should be determined. If self-occupied, the prevailing market rent per square feet per month for similar properties in the vicinity should be considered.

If rented out, the rent obtained per sq. ft. per month (based on Rental Agreement) should be considered. If the rent obtained is low, the prevailing market rent for similar properties can also be taken. This will give Monthly Rental Value (MRV) per Sq. ft.

Step 3: Using those two values the property tax payable may be calculated as:

Tax calculation for Commercial properties: Unlike residential property tax calculation, the calculation for commercial properties is simple and less complicated as the tax rate is fixed.

Just like the above process the PA and MRV should be known in order to calculate the tax. However, in this case the MRV of for your property shall be obtained from the notification issued by GHMC for the monthly rent fixed per sq. ft. of plinth area for different circles in various taxation zones. This information is available in the GHMC web page (http://www.ghmc.gov.in/tax/proposed_div_zones.asp)

The MRV for your property may vary based on different factors like location of building, type of construction, nature of usage, age of building, etc.

After getting the values of PA and MRV, the tax can be calculated using the formula:

• You can also calculate your property tax online by visiting GHMC web page http://www.ghmc.gov.in/tax/calculationofpropertytax.asp/ (or)
  http://www.ghmc.gov.in/tax/cal_tax.asp
• You can also check your property tax dues using the link
  http://www.ghmc.gov.in/tax/taxdueshome_new.asp

Maximum and minimum taxes

• Commercial property taxation for ATMs and cellular towers/hoardings is observed to be charged at the maximum with monthly rent of Rs. 70 and Rs. 50 per sq. ft. respectively.
• Whereas educational institutions/hostels and hospitals are charged with minimum taxes with a monthly of Rs. 8 and Rs. 9.50 per sq. ft. respectively.

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Where to Pay GHMC Property Tax

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Public Transportation in Hyderabad
A variety of public transportation is available in Hyderabad. You have autos, cabs, MMTS and of course our own RTC buses. Many people are unaware of the major bus routes, bus passes and their renewals, important phone numbers of RTC, renting buses and booking tickets for outstation travel. You will find information on call taxi services and their rates. You will also get information on the MMTS services in the city. You can get MMTS timings, list of MMTS stations and even the route map of the MMTS.

GHMC Related Information
You may want to know to which ward, zone/circle you belong in GHMC. We have provided the detailed list of circles and wards under each zone in GHMC. You can also get the list of corporators in each ward; MLAs in each constituency, and information regarding GHMC taxes.

E-Seva Services in Hyderabad
E-Seva is one stop shop for all citizen utility services in Hyderabad. This section offers you complete information of all the services offered by e-seva, locations of e-seva etc.

Hyderabad Map
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The first GHMC elections held on 23^rd November, 2009 gave a mix set of results. The elections which were held for 150 wards saw ruling Congress party winning on 52 seats, TDP on 45 seats, and MIM on 43 seats. Actor turned politician Chiranjeevi led PRP secured one seat while BJP got 5 seats. The Lok Satta and Left could not open their account. While independents won on 4 seats. Banda Karthik Reddy, first time corporator from Tarnaka, was elected unopposed as the new mayor of GHMC. While, Jaffer Hussain of MIM was elected as Deputy Mayor.

Elections were held on 3^rd January, 2012 in GHMC headquarters for Mayor and Deputy Mayor positions. Mohammad Majid Hussain, Ahmed nagar division corporator of AIMIM, was elected as mayor, while G Raj Kumar of the Congress was chosen deputy mayor.

The following is the list of 150 wards and their respective ward members:

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GHMC – Zones, Circles and Wards

1. South Zone
2. East Zone
3. West Zone
4. North Zone and
5. Central Zone

List of Circles and wards under each zone
Hyderabad is divided into 18 circles and 150 wards.

East Zone: 3 circles

• Circle 1 covers Kapra area.
• Circle 2 covers Uppal Kalan area.
• Circle 3 covers L.B Nagar & Gaddiannaram areas.

South Zone: 3 Circles

• Circle 4 covers areas under Moosarambagh, Saidabad, Saroornagar, Barkas, Moghalpura, etc.
• Circle 5 covers areas under Falaknuma, Puranapul, Begum Bazaar, Shali Banda etc.
• Circle 6 covers Rajendra area.

Central Zone: 4 Circles

• Circle 7 covers areas under Golkonda, Military area, Hakimpet, Mehdipatnam, Langer house etc.
• Circle 8 covers areas under Esamia Bazaar, Agapura, Gun Foundry etc.
• Circle 9 covers areas under Amberpet, Kachiguda, Himayathnagar, Bholakpur, Nallakunta etc.
• Circle 10 covers areas under Jubilee hills, Banjara hills, Yousufguda, Sanathnagar, Khairatabad etc.

West Zone: 4 Circles

• Circle 11 and 12 covers Serilingampally North and South areas.
• Circle 13 covers Ramachandra Puram and Patancheru areas.
• Circle 14 covers Kukatpally area.

North Zone: 4 Circles

• Circle 15 covers Qutu-bullapur area.
• Circle 16 covers Alwal area.
• Circle 17 covers Malkajgiri area.
• Circle 18 covers Secunderabad division.

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MMTS (Multi-Modal Transport System) is Hyderabad’s city train service. It was flagged off on August 9, 2003, as an associate of The South Central Railway (SCR), is presently running 84 services a day, covering 27 stations and connecting Secunderabad, Falaknuma and Lingampally, over the existing railway network. Around 65,000 to 70,000 commuters use MMTS everyday. There are First Class & General class compartments, and a special Ladies compartment.

Now, there is a combined pass issued by the state-owned APSRTC and MMTS. So buying a single pass will help in traveling by bus as well as the train. This is an ideal public transport for people regularly travel to and from outskirts of the city such as Madhapur, Falaknuma, Lingampally, and Bolarum.

Phone Numbers
General enquiries: 139
Reservation Enquiries: 135
Interactive Voice Response system (IVRS) : 1331 (English) : 1332 (Telugu) : 1333 (Hindi)
For Reservation Enquiries :1345 In English , Hindi & Telugu

General-class Fares
0-10 km -Rs.3/-
10-15 km -Rs.4/-
15-20 km -Rs.6/-
20-25 km -Rs.7/-
25-30 km -Rs.8/-
30-35 km -Rs.9/-
35-40 km -Rs.10/-

Source: mmts.co.in

MMTS – Routes, Stations and services
If you think traveling in a city bus from city outskirts is strenuous, try MMTS services and you will truly admire your trip. MMTS trains cover almost all the areas of the twin cities. Falaknuma, Lingampally, Hyderabad and Secunderabad are considered as the major MMTS stations in the twin cities.

The number of services between the major local stations is listed below:

Below are the major MMTS routes, click the link adjacent to them to know the list of stations in that route and their timings.

MMTS Route map-

• For route (list of stations) and train timings between Falaknuma and Lingampally, please click here
• For route and train timings between Hyderabad and Lingampally, please click here
• For route and train timings between Falaknuma and Secunderabad, please click here
• For route and train timings between Falaknuma and Hyderabad, please click here

The following services do not run on Sundays: FS1, SH1, LF7, LF8, LF9, LF10, FL7, FL8, FL9, FL10, HF1, HL10, HL11, HL12, HL13, HL14, HL19, LH9, LH10, LH11, LH12, LH13.

Source: scrailway.gov.in/mmts/mmtstable.php

Train no. SH1 i.e. from Secunderabad to Hyderabad is not listed in the MMTS website, but it is listed in South central railway website. Please check with the MMTS and SCRailways for latest information.

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24 Assembly constituencies under GHMC are:

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GHMC – Zones, Circles and Wards

Once, small tasks like payment of utility bills were very laborious. People used to spend lot of time and effort waiting in long queues and running around various departments. eSeva is a brilliant idea that offers a variety of citizen-utility services at one place. eseva provides many services including payments of bills, issue of certificates, renewal of permits and licenses, reservations and other services.

Toll free number
eSeva Toll Free Number is 1100.

Timings
eseva centers operate from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm on all working days and 9.00am to 3.00pm on holidays. Second Saturdays and Sundays are holidays.

No jurisdiction limits

You can avail the services of eseva at any center without worrying about jurisdiction limits. Payments can be made either by cash, cheque, DD, credit card or through Internet.

Services offered

Some of the important services provided by the eseva centers are payment of utility bills such as electricity, water and sewerage, telephone, property tax and sales tax. Apart from this it provides many other services like registration and issue of birth/death certificates, reservation of APSRTC bus tickets, sale and receipt of passport application forms, downloading forms and Government Orders (Gos).

To know more about the services offered and the services that are yet to be started, click here

Locations

There are over 40 eseva centers located within the twin cities and Ranga Reddy district.

To find the eseva center nearest to you, please click here

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In the twin cities, Koti, Secunderabad, Mehdipatnam, Sanathnagar, Dilsukhnagar and Uppal are considered as the main bus stops, from where, buses to different areas in the city are connected. Below are some of the major bus routes in the twin cities that everyone should be aware of.

Route map for bus routes:

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Hyderabad Map – The Best maps of Hyderabad City!

Below is a map of Hyderabad providing an overview of Hyderabad. We also have here detailed maps of Central Hyderabad, Central Secunderabad, Hyderabad Old City, Cyberabad plus many suburb maps – Kukatpally, Dilsukhnagar, Uppal, Mehdipatnam, etc

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For your convenience below are the commonly sought after maps of  Hyderabad – Central Hyderabad, Secunderabad central map. Plus, old city map and Cyberabad map.

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Hyderabad city maps are not only useful for the tourists; but they are also useful for students, and for every person who wants to get some information about Hyderabad city. There are several options for you to use Hyderabad maps. You can use printed maps from private publishers, atlases and some books. You can also get Hyderabad maps in tourist guides. Survey of India also provides several types of maps.

If you are a regular web user, you can find several online map websites that offer good Hyderabad maps.

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