MYSURU, Feb. 15 -- The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to implement a Single Window System (SWS) for tax collection and has given approval for software development for the same. The system will be implemented after visiting other civic bodies in the country that have brought in the process.

At the Council Meeting held yesterday under the Chairmanship of Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath, the Council took the decision of streamlining tax collection by bringing in technology. Raising the issue, BJP Corporator Shivakumar said that the MCC was facing severe losses due to resource leaks, inefficient tax collection and non-streamlining of the taxation system.

He opined that in this age of technology, the MCC must adopt SWS. Explaining the...