CM Announces Waiver Of Water Bill Arrears, Surcharge

Kejriwal says scheme will bring more households under billing network.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced a waiver for arrears of water bills and Late Payment Surcharge (LPSC). He said the move was intended to bring more consumers into the billing network through functional water meters in all households across the Capital.

According to Mr. Kejriwal, the principal rebate would be extended to households categorised from A to H; while households categorised under E, F, G and H will get 100% rebate, households under D will get 75%, C will get 50% and A and B will get 25% waiver on the principal amount of water arrears.

Eligible consumers

Mr. Kejriwal said there were 70,082 consumers under the A and B categories, 76,425 consumers under the C category, 3,44,271 consumers under the D category and 17,69,981 consumers under the E,F,G and H categories.