NEW DELHI: In wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Delhi government on Wednesday announced that it would be extending its scheme of offering a one-time waiver of water bill arrears and late payment surcharge, till December 31.
“In wake of the pandemic, the water bill waiver scheme of the Delhi Jal Board has been further extended by three months and will now end on December 31,” the water utility’s vice-chairman, Raghav Chadha, said in a tweet.
Under the scheme, launched in August, 2019, all categories of houses get an exemption from late-fee payments, while their pending water bills are waived partly or fully, depending on the housing category.
The colonies in the national capital are categorised from A-H. The A-D category colonies in the city are considered as middle and upper-middle class residential areas.
The ‘A’ category colonies include those in Maharani Bagh, Chanakyapuri and Golf Links. For the ‘A’ and ‘B’ category colonies, a 25-per cent rebate is given on their principal arrears while for the ‘C’ category colonies, a 50-per cent waiver is provided.
Those living in the ‘D’ category colonies get a waiver of 75 per cent on their principal pending arrear.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Chadha on Tuesday had announced that notices were issued to several central government departments asking them to pay outstanding dues amounting to Rs 6,811 crore within 30 days.