Mysuru City Corporation collects ₹210 crore in property tax so far this year: Yathindra Siddaramaiah

Minister in charge of Mysuru district Yathindra Siddaramaiah said the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has collected ₹210 crore in property tax so far during the current financial year.

He was delivering his Rajyothsava Day address in Mysuru on Sunday (November 1, 2026).  It may be mentioned here that the MCC had set a target of collecting ₹286.72 crore in property tax during 2026-27.

During his address, Mr. Yathindra said a special ‘Prajaseva’ e-Khata campaign by charging a nominal fee of just ₹175 had been organised by MCC recently. During the campaign, over 590 property owners had been distributed e-khata documents within 72 hours of submitting their applications.

So far, around 78,000 ‘A’ and ‘B’ Khatas have been issued in MCC, he added.

GRAMANUBHAVA: Mr. Yathindra also launched the ‘Gramanubhava’ or Village Experience programme, an initiative by the State Government’s Department of School Education and Literacy aimed at creating awareness among urban students about rural life, agricultural culture, and their connection to the soil.

AWARDS: Meanwhile, a total of 92 persons were given away district level Rajyothsava awards on the occasion.

Also, SSLC and PUC students who studied in the Kannada medium at Government schools and secured the high marks were felicitated.

Narasimharaja Assembly constituency MLA Tanveer Sait, MLCs C.N. Manjegowda and Raghu, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, Zilla Panchayat CEO S. Yukesh Kumar, Mysuru City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar, Mysuru City Corporation Commissioner M.K. Savitha, Additional Deputy Commissioner R. Aishwarya along with other officials, pro-Kannada activists, and dignitaries were present at the event.