Mysuru, June 19 -- The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has collected Rs. 168.84 crore in Property Tax during the first two-and-a-half months of the current 2026-27 financial year.

Officers said that the collection has given the civic body a strong start and raises hopes of a record revenue collection this year.

According to MCC data, the amount was collected between April 1 and June 16. Officials attributed the encouraging response to the five percent early-bird rebate offered to taxpayers and the growing use of online payment systems, which have prompted property owners to clear their dues early.

The collection achieved so far has already exceeded the total annual Property Tax revenue recorded in 2020-21, when MCC collected Rs. 120.16 c...