The Delhi government will waive water bill late payment surcharges running into over Rs 11,000 crore for domestic consumption and by government establishments starting next month, Water Minister Parvesh Verma announced on Friday. Addressing a press conference, Verma said the proposal to waive the amount was approved in the Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) meeting.

When will the waiver scheme start?

The scheme will start from some day in the next month and continue up to the end of the current financial year. However, a 100 per cent waiver will be offered only till January; after that, a customer who has a pending bill will only get a 70 per cent waiver on LPSC, the minister added. According to Verma, of the Rs 16,068 crore due in water bills under the domestic category, Rs 11,069 crore compri

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