New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Delhi Water Minister Parvesh Verma introduced the extension of the Delhi Jal Board’s Late Payment Surcharge (LPS) waiver scheme till August fifteenth. The authorities is granting this extension as soon as extra to permit for system enhancements and a complete Know Your Customer (KYC) verification drive. The objective is to replace all shopper data, together with cellular numbers and addresses, and facilitate extra on-line funds.
On Friday, throughout a press convention, he acknowledged that, as a consequence of negligence, such because the cashier’s absence on the counter and never arrival of some officers on time, because of this, individuals stood in lengthy queues to submit their payments and confronted important points.
‘Considering all these complaints and requests, the federal government has determined to increase the LPS waiver scheme (Delhi Jal Board Late Payment Surcharge Scheme 2025-26). We are granting this extension solely as soon as, to make sure all the system might be mounted. Given these components, the federal government is extending the scheme till August fifteenth. I spoke to the Chief Minister, and he or she has additionally given her consent. I need to say to the individuals of Delhi that whoever desires to clear their invoice please take a good thing about this scheme and don’t wait until fifteenth august’, Minister Parvesh Verma mentioned.
He additionally acknowledged that for simple process we are going to enhance our billing system and to replace the system functioning we manage the KYC verification facility.
‘We are additionally conducting KYC verification for all people to make sure our total system is updated. We need to be certain that each shopper’s data, together with their cellular quantity and residential tackle, is offered in our workplace and correct. Our focus will probably be on enhancing our total system in order that extra individuals could make funds on-line’, mentioned Minister.
He additionally identified to the requirement of kit and workers for clean functioning.
‘At our ZRO workplace, the place payments are submitted and complaints are filed, we now have to improve. If there’s one cashier, then we should always enhance the quantity. Yesterday, we noticed a cashier was counting the money manually. There was no machine that counts the money. So, to finish this the money counting machine needs to be supplied. Our focus will probably be on enhancing our total system in order that extra individuals could make funds on-line’, Minster additional acknowledged. (ANI)