Congratulating the people of Delhi, Sachdeva alleged that the previous government had exploited city's residents in the name of water bills, but the present BJP government has put a stop to it.
Gupta has said that the scheme for the complete waiver of the penalties and surcharge is valid till January 31 next year.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the DJB chaired by Minister Verma. He clarified that the decision regarding the non-domestic category is yet to be taken.
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The Congress Party, which made populist promises during the election, seems to have forgotten that burdening the people of the state with inflation is not governance, he said.
Sachdeva alleged that the Delhi CM is misleading people and has raised the water bill settlement issue in a bid to divert public attention from his government's corruption sagas.
The scheme for one-time settlement of the bills was passed by the DJB in June 2023. However, officers are not bringing it up before the cabinet, alleged Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj.
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Late payment surcharge on outstanding water bills will be 100 per cent waived off till December 31, 2022. You can pay your old outstanding bills without worrying about late fees, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a tweet.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced a 100 % waiver on Late fees (late payment surcharge) on outstanding water bills till December 31, 2022.
