The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation started the process of sending property tax bills on Tuesday and will finish distribution within a fortnight. However, smaller houses measuring less than 500 sq ft will be sent the bills later, possibly due to the opposition the step has faced and to ease the uncomfortable situation for the ruling party.

There are around 3.75 lakh properties in the city and the printing of the bills is being done on a war footing. "We have set a 15-day deadline for the distribution of all bills. While the distribution of bills to commercial and residential properties measuring more than 500 sq ft will start on Tuesday, we will send bills to smaller houses later," said an officer with the Assessment and Collection department of BMC.