By combining on-ground property data, GPS tagging and drone imagery, officials identified cases where property owners had paid less tax, on average, over the past five years.
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The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has detected property tax underpayment amounting to around ₹318 crore from 13,600 properties during the second round of its GPS-based property survey and special house-to-house verification.
In its first phase, the authority had detected property tax evasion amounting to around ₹370 crore covering about 10,000 properties across the city. The total recovery process now covers 23,600 properties involving about ₹688 crore.
Published – February 23, 2026 09:15 pm IST
