Goa: Swipe card, pay house tax at doorstep in Valpoi

Valpoi: Residents of Valpoi can now pay their house tax at their doorstep as the Valpoi Municipal Council (VMC) on Thursday launched the smart integrated Point of Sale (POS) solution for online tax payment.

The POS machines with geo-tagging facility will help VMC collect house tax and rent from citizens on the spot. The service was launched in association with the directorate of municipal administration and Axis Bank.

Chairperson of Valpoi Municipal Council Akhtar Ali Shah told TOI, “ If any citizen visits our municipality for any work like getting birth certificate, income certificate and other documents then the person has to show the paid receipt of the house tax and only then will his work be done. In this way, VMC will be successful in recovering arrears.”