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Gurgaon’s municipal machinery has turned up the heat on high-value property tax defaulters. The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) recently announced a sealing drive aimed at commercial and industrial properties with outstanding tax dues exceeding ₹1 crore — a bold enforcement step meant to recover long-pending revenue and send a signal that non-payment will carry consequences.  Why this matters now Property tax is one of the most important recurring revenue streams for municipal bodies, funding roads, sanitation, street lighting and other day-to-day civic services. Gurugram’s books show a large backlog: municipal records and reporting indicate total property tax arrears in the city run into the thousands of crores, with a small number of major defaulters responsible for a disproportionate share. In fact, about 100 major defaulters alone account for nearly ₹288 crore of the arrears, while total outstanding dues have been reported around ₹1,881 crore. Targeting the top def...