Announcing a "gift" on completing a year in office, the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi on Sunday said water bills of households pending till November 2015 will be waived off -- partly or fully.
Addressing a gathering to mark the first anniversary of the AAP government, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said numerous families that received inflated water bills at some point had stopped paying the bills.
The scheme is a slab-wise waiver on accumulated arrears and 100 percent write-off of late payment surcharge till November 30, 2015. The waiver will depend on category of the colony, based on property tax.
While the economically weaker sections will get full waiver up to November 30, others will enjoy concessions of 25-75 percent depending on their economic category, he said.
Kejriwal said people residing in A and B category colonies will enjoy concession of 25 percent on their pending water bills, while residents of C and D category colonies will avail rebate of 50 and 75 percent, respectively.
Pending water bills of people living in E, F, G and H category colonies -- which also include unauthorised colonies and slum clusters -- will be fully waived off, he said.
Water Minister Kapil Mishra told IANS that the concession was conditional upon the affected households going for functional water meters.
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