Panchayat department serves notices to Surabhi Medical College over tax dues

The Mittapally panchayat has served notices on Surabhi Institute of Medical Sciences over Rs. 49.41 lakh in house tax dues. Officials also said Arch-pharma Labs and an SBI branch had pending tax dues, affecting the panchayat’s finances

Siddipet: Notices were served on Surabhi Institute of Medical Sciences, located within the Mittapally panchayat limits, over Rs. 49.41 lakh in house tax dues. The panchayat secretary said he had served the notices to the institute following directions from higher offices, as the management had failed to clear the dues despite being served two notices earlier. He further said that the institute would be seized if the management failed to respond to the third notice.

Department officials said Arch-pharma Labs had Rs. 16 lakh in tax dues, while the SBI bank branch had Rs. 1 lakh in dues to the panchayat. Unless the taxes were paid regularly, the officials said, the panchayat could not meet its day-to-day expenses.

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