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The Union Urban Development Ministry has constituted a task force comprising senior officials of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the three municipal corporations to reconcile properties under custody of the DDA by November 17.
The DDA has agreed to furnish information regarding leased and rented properties to the respective corporations.
A senior official said a meeting was held between the DDA and the corporations after both claimed the other owed it dues.
During the meeting, the official said, both came to an agreement that there were no issues regarding the levying of tax on DDA staff quarters.
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During the meeting chaired by the UD department’s additional secretary, Durga Shanker Mishra, sources said disputes relating to property tax between DDA and the three corporations were discussed at length.
The meeting was attended by the DDA vice-chairman, commissioners of North, South and East municipal corporations and other concerned senior officials.
After discussing broad principles of levying tax on community halls, sports complexes and vacant lands that are under custody of the DDA, both sides have decided to meet next week on Monday and come to a final conclusion in this regard.