India, April 2 -- Despite an increase of around 40,000 taxpayers, the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) property tax revenue has declined in 2025-26 compared to the previous year, with a significant portion of collections coming through the amnesty scheme, official data shows.

PMC collected a total of Rs.2,985 crore in property tax in 2025-26 from 11.33 lakh taxpayers. However, Rs.955 crore of this came through the amnesty scheme for defaulters, bringing the effective regular tax collection down to Rs.2,030 crore.

In comparison, the civic body had collected Rs.2,346 crore from 10.95 lakh taxpayers in 2024-25, indicating higher revenue.

Civic activist Vivek Velenkar said the trend points to structural issues in tax recovery. "Though PM...