Duplicate PTINs aplenty in Hyderabad due to registration glitch

Lack of coordination between the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and the Registration & Stamps Department is resulting in a plethora of duplicate properties in the city, over which tax demand is generated every year, but not paid. A large number of property owners are running from pillar to post, with GHMC acting non-committal on the issue despite it being in complete authority of collection of property tax within the city. The move gave rise to a whole lot of other issues, including absence of self assessment for a large number of properties, and double assessments done by property owners due to lack of knowledge about the original PTIN. After that, I started getting messages for property tax payment on a whole new PTIN, along with the original PTIN,” said Madhuri, a resident of Manikonda. When a property is divided among the offspring, we usually allot the existing PTIN to the eldest child, and generate new PTINs for the remaining with corresponding built up space.