Delhi Jal board Institutes New Rules

New Billing System

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has instituted new water consumption rules and a new billing system for the National capital.

According to the information, no consumer can be charged more than 1.5 times the amount of the bill in the previous month. The information also mentions that, if in cases the current bill varies 50 percent higher or lower than of the month previous, the new water consumption bill will only be generated by the zonal revenue office once the meter reading image confirms the consumption of water.

On Thursday, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) minister, Satyendar Rai, said; “Now your bill cannot be more than 1.5 times that of the previous month. If it exceeds this, an explanation will be provided to the customer, and he or she may file a complaint. The board will be accountable and responsible for any errors". Further, the minister said this system will strengthen the revenue management system of the board." The step will curb the erroneous reading bills that were being generated".

 Adding more the minister said, the new rotation system for a meter reading in Delhi will make the billing system “stronger and more transparent”. Under this new system, the meter readers will be changed every billing cycle, thus cutting any potential loopholes or discrepancies regarding the existing readers. “This will lead to the smooth functioning of the system and will eradicate any type of corruption involved,” Said the DJB minister.

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