Coimbatore Corporation collects ₹306.80 crore in property tax since April
The Coimbatore Corporation has collected over ₹306 crore in property tax for the 2026-27 fiscal year, with a significant portion processed through digital payment channels. The civic body is actively working to resolve technical issues related to its online payment software.
Why it matters
This demonstrates the ongoing digital transformation of municipal revenue collection and the challenges of scaling digital infrastructure for public services.
The Coimbatore Corporation has collected ₹306.80 crore in property tax between April 1 and October 4, 2026, as part of its revenue mobilisation for the 2026-27 financial year.
The Corporation has 5,97,963 property tax assessments across its 100 wards in five zones. Property tax yields the civic body an annual revenue of ₹523.10 crore.
The Corporation’s intensified collection drive brought in ₹46.63 crore from 47,728 taxpayers in September alone. On September 30, ₹4.87 crore was collected from 4,915 taxpayers.
Digital channels accounted for ₹138.81 crore of the total property tax collection since April. Online payments constituted the bulk of this amount at ₹134.50 crore, followed by ₹3.86 crore through the Electronic Clearing Service (ECS), ₹44 lakh through the Corporation’s mobile application and ₹2 lakh through card transactions.
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