New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) In a major relief for Delhi residents, the 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, headed by him, among other matters discussed.

“We have seen the increasing amounts of financial constraints of DJB in the past few years. People also used to get bills in lakhs, this was mainly because of the LPSC on the principal amount. Among the several issues discussed in the board meeting, we have given approval to this amount to be waived completely for two categories,” Verm

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