India, Aug. 29 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will conduct a special audit of property tax assessment in the villages recently merged into the civic limits; officials said. The audit will cover construction carried out between April 1, 2025 and August 1, 2026. The proposal was approved by the civic body's standing committee; according to standing committee chairman, Shrinath Bhimale.

The special audit will examine property-wise discrepancies in tax assessment and identify any revenue loss caused by error or omission. It will also fix responsibility for lapses, according to the proposal moved by corporator Ratnamala Sandeep Satav.

On Tuesday, there was an uproar during the PMC general body meeting over property tax pertaining to...