JAIPUR: The Public Health Engineering Department has given a major relief to all categories of water consumers. If the consumers deposit the amount of outstanding water charges due as of March 31, 2022 by December 31, 2023 in lump sum, then they will get a 100% waiver on the interest and penalty levied on it. After the instructions of Water Resources Minister Dr. Mahhesh Joshi, the Joint Secretary of the Department has issued orders in this regard. It is to be noted that even earlier, the Minister for Water Resources had given instructions in view of the problems being faced by the water consumers in depositing the outstanding water charges. Under this amnesty scheme of the state government, a waiver of around Rs 54 crore in interest and penalty has already been given to all categories of water consumers till March 31, 2023.
