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VP TAX Management System

Strengthening Grassroots Governance
Through Technology

Edited by SUSHMA MISHRA

he responsibility for administering and has significantly enhanced compliance and ease
collecting taxes from Village Panchayats of access.
Tin Tamil Nadu lies with the Department of Since the implementation of this application,
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (TNRD). In tax collection efficiency has increased manifold,
a significant move toward digital governance, the Tamil Nadu Rural Development driven by enhanced real-time monitoring
National Informatics Centre (NIC), Tamil Nadu and Panchayat Raj Department is and data transparency. Officers at every
State Centre, has developed a dedicated online looking after the tax collection of administrative tier—State, District, and Block—
platform to facilitate the systematic collection are now able to supervise collections, identify
of various taxes levied by Village Panchayats. 12,525 Village Panchayats in the gaps, and implement corrective measures
This comprehensive digital solution, known as state. There are about 1.5 Crore swiftly. The platform has not only reduced
the Village Panchayat Tax Portal, is accessible at manual workloads but has also laid the
https://vptax.tnrd.tn.gov.in. properties in the rural villages foundation for data-driven policy planning and
The portal was officially inaugurated by the of the State and around 50 Lac financial accountability across Tamil Nadu’s
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru Water Connection are provided rural governance framework.
M.K. Stalin, on 26th September 2023, marking a
transformative step in strengthening grassroots- to individual Houses. Nearly 20 Features
level fiscal administration. Since its launch, Lakh Professional Tax payers are Citizen can pay the following Taxes through
the portal has been widely adopted, not only Village Panchayat Tax Portal.
by the general public but also by over 30,000 employed in the rural areas of • Property tax
departmental officials, including personnel at the State. Apart from this, Non- • Water Charges
the state, district, and block levels, as well as Taxes and Trade License are also •
Village Panchayat Secretaries and Presidents. Professional Tax
As of now, the portal hosts data from over 1.5 collected from the concerned • Trade License
crore properties, spread across 3.66 lakh rural citizens. NIC Tamil Nadu State • Non-Taxes
streets, along with details of nearly 35 lakh water Centre has developed an • Miscellaneous Receipts
connections. This data has been meticulously
application for online collection
of all these taxes by the Village
Panchayats. IC Tamil Nadu State Centre
Nhas associated with TN Rural
Development Department for more
than 25 years. Many Software has been
Kamalakkannan M. developed by NIC and successfully
Dy. Director General & SIO
sio-tn@nic.in implemented by the department.
Now NIC TNSC has developed an
entered and managed by the Village Panchayat online portal for Village Panchayat
Secretaries, who play a pivotal role in maintaining Tax Collection.
up-to-date records. To facilitate administrative Tax Collection
control and operational oversight, unique user has improved
Krishnan N. credentials have been issued to the Secretaries many folds and
Sr. Technical Director and Presidents of all 12,525 Village Panchayats, we are able
n.krishnan@nic.in enabling them to manage tax demands, monitor to efficiently
collections, and generate reports. monitor the Tax
The portal empowers citizens to pay taxes Collection.
online from the comfort of their homes. It
also supports payments through counters at
K.K. Siva Prasath Panchayat offices and via Point-of-Sale (POS)
Technical Director devices, which are deployed at the village level P. Ponniah, IAS
sivap@nic.in to enable doorstep collection and real-time
digital receipts. The wide range of payment Commissioner, Rural Development &
options, combined with a user-friendly interface, Panchayat Raj Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu

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