More than five months after the Brihanamumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced dispatching the new property tax bills for flats measuring 500 sq ft or below, the civic body hasn't done so yet. It had also published a press release announcing the bill dispatch on August 6.

The Shiv Sena and BJP had mentioned waiving off property tax for small houses (up to 500 sq ft) in their election agenda. The decision was approved in the general body meeting and the Maharashtra cabinet on March 8. However, the government resolution only amended section 140 (C) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act which caters to the general tax component - merely 10 to 30 per cent of the total tax.