Nearly 200 IT units in Hinjewadi near Pune seek lower property taxes

HIT hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown, the nearly 200 infotech units in Hinjewadi, one of Maharashtra’s biggest technology hubs located near Pune, have sought to be charged lower property taxes. Stressing that they are not seeking new sops but are instead asking for implementation of a previous decision, they have urged the Maharashtra government to charge them property taxes at residential rates, as per the Information Technology/IT Enabled Services policy of the Maharashtra government that has been in place since 2015.

The Hinjewadi IT Association contends that units in technology hubs located in municipal corporation areas are charged property tax at residential rates as per this policy, but those located in the jurisdiction of village gram panchayats, including the Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park,