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LUCKNOW: You can now pay house tax of up to Rs 3,000 at Charbagh Metro station .

The facility was launched on Friday. People can pay tax either through the GoSmart card issued by Lucknow Metro or by cash at the ticketing windows.

Chunnilal, a resident of Geetapalli in Alambagh , was the first person to use the facility by paying his house tax of Rs 775 at the Metro station.

The official in charge of the project in LMRC said, “The project is designed such that all money collected against house tax would be kept in a system under LMC’s name and transferred to its account.”

Lucknow Municipal Corporation hopes that this step will help in improving tax collection as people can now pay house tax during their daily commute without taking out extra time to visit LMC office for the payment.

“A major reason why people have been reluctant to pay house tax is the time taken and the inconvenience faced while queuing up at LMC office,” said an LMC official.

LMRC staff at the station counter will feed in bill details in the software and the tax payer can tally it with the bill he/she has received. A receipt will be instantly received.

The GoSmart cards can be procured from the customer care desk at Metro stations. One can recharge the card using the Metro app or at Metro stations.

