# Lucknow Municipal Corporation waives interest on property tax dues 2026-08-18T04:31:53+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has launched a one-time settlement (OTS) scheme waiving interest and surcharge on overdue property, water, and sewer tax for dues accumulated up to April 1, 2026. The scheme, effective from August 15, runs until December 15. Property owners who pay the full principal amount get exemption from additional charges. LMC will contact defaulters via SMS, email, and letters from August 15 to September 14. Helpdesks are open in all eight zones for online or offline applications, with signed receipts for offline submissions. Municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar has directed daily progress monitoring. The electricity department has already applied for its government buildings. Separately, LMC demolished 53 ramps at Polytechnic intersection and removed stalls and kiosks during an anti-encroachment drive to improve traffic flow. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Gaurav Kumar, Lucknow, Lucknow Municipal Corporation, One-Time Settlement, property tax Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/lucknow-municipal-corporation-waives-interest-on-property-tax-dues/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/lucknow-municipal-corporation-waives-interest-on-property-tax-dues/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/