Port Blair, May 10: The Member of Parliament, A&N Islands, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma in a communication to the Lt. Governor has informed that due to imposition of unprecedented lockdown from 20.03.2020 in these Islands, the Islanders are subjected to severe financial hardship.

Hence, to cause certain financial relief to the Islanders, he requested the Lt. Governor that the annual property tax being levied by the Port Blair Municipal Council from the owners of residential and commercial buildings, hoteliers etc. under the jurisdiction of Municipal area may be charged only for nine months calculated on pro rate basis.