India, April 6 -- Despite an active amnesty scheme throughout 2025-26, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) fell short of its target property tax collection for the fiscal by over Rs.350 crore, officials said on Sunday, adding that only a fraction of property owners in the city paid taxes.

Therefore, the civic body now plans to change its approach by integrating its tax database with building, licensing, and electricity data during the current financial year, they added.

Data shows that for 2025-26, MCD collected Rs.3,116 crore from 1.352 million properties, well below the target of Rs.3,500 crore. The civic body had earlier targeted Rs.4,000 crore in 2024-25. In terms of the number of tax payers, the city has reached close to the 2...