Delhi govt waives off late fee on water bills
The Delhi Government, in the Delhi Jal Board’s 163rd board meeting, waived the late payment surcharge (LPSC) on the water bills of domestic and commercial consumers under the last rebate scheme.
HOW TO AVAIL LPSC REBATE
- 100% LPSC rebate will be applicable only to those consumers who would pay their outstanding bills under the LPSC rebate scheme on or before December 31, 2022.
- 75% LPSC discount will be applicable to those consumers who would pay their outstanding bills under the LPSC rebate scheme during the period January 1 to March 31, 2023.
- This scheme will be effective till March 31, 2023.
Notably, the current outstanding bill is Rs 27000 crore, which includes LPSC of Rs 22000 crore and Rs 5000 crore for the principal component.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, “The government has taken a big decision to provide relief to the people of Delhi from the outstanding water bills. Late fee (late payment surcharge) on outstanding water bills will be 100 per cent waived till December 31, 2022. That is, you can pay your old outstanding bills without worrying about late fees.”
An official statement said, “During the year 2020-21, the corona pandemic was at its peak, due to which a large number of people had to face a severe financial crisis. As a result, most of the consumers were unable to pay their outstanding water bills. Due to repeated application of LPSC, the arrear amount increased on the higher side and the consumers were not able to pay the water bill.”
“In view of this, the consumers, elected representatives, various organisations and many government institutions had appealed that by waiving LPSC on water bills, people should be given a chance to pay their dues. Following this, the board approved the waiver of the Late Payment Surcharge (LPSC) on domestic and commercial bills,” it added.