Delhi Govt Announces Water Bill Waiver Scheme, Says 13L People Owe Dues

Mumbai: AAP government will waive water arrears of those with functional water meters at their homes, CM Arvind Kejriwal announced on Tuesday and added that 13.5 lakh people owe dues. The scheme will be open till November 30 and bills till March 31, 2019, will be waived.

The colonies of Delhi are categorized as A-H. Officials said the colonies of A-D category are considered as middle and upper-middle residential areas. The ‘A’ category colony includes Maharani Bagh, Chanakyapuri and Golf Link.

All in the E, F, G and H categories, water dues have been completely forgiven by 31 March 2020. 100% Late Payment Surcharge (LPSC) will be waived for colonies of Ies A ‘and’ B ‘category, while 25% original arrears will also be waived. He said that people living in living C ‘category colonies would get 50 per cent discount on their original dues and 100 per cent LPSC rebate.

In ‘D’ category colonies, people will get 100 per cent LPSC exemption and 75 per cent basic dues.
However, a 100 per cent discount on late payment charges will be for people of every class, Kejriwal said at a press conference.

Apart from this, Kejriwal also admitted that some of the arrears were due to wrong billing.

“In the past 5 years, we have resolved the root of the compounding arrears by fixing DJB’s faulty billing process. This is a fresh start for honest consumers who want to pay their bills but were unable to so far due to irregular cycles and often incorrect arrears,” Kejriwal tweeted saying.

“Today’s water bills waiver announcement is a major reform in the water sector. Not only will it recover ₹600 crores of revenue, but it will also incentivise households to install water meters,” he added.

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