Chandigarh: Punjab Cabinet on Monday decided to provide free strength for all rustic water supply schemes (RWS) from October 1, 2021.
It also decided to provide funds through budget support to resolve RS arrears 1,168 crore from the power bill from the RWS scheme.
According to a spokesman, the decision will require an annual expenditure of Rs 440 Crore in the state.
Likewise, the Cabinet also provides a nod to reduce service costs on all RWS schemes of 70% of Rs 166 to Rs 50 per household per month in the villages.
“When we were in the opposition in 2016, I knew that the village water connection was cut because of a non-payment of electricity bills.
I have taken the stairs and restoring the connection.
At that time, I have been thinking to let go of the tubewell bill in the water tank that supplies water to people People in urban areas and villages.
We will now charge a minimum tariff of RS 50 user costs.
There is an extraordinary bill in the cities of 700 crore that we will remove From Rs 1 Crore in Pancayat for TubeWell, “he said.
The Cabinet also decided to reduce the cost of using water to Rs 50 per month for domestic connections of all categories that have a plot size above 125 square meters in the City Council / Nagar Panchayats and Municipal corporations.
Plots of up to 125 square meters in urban areas have been released from paying the cost of water and sewerage users.
These two concessions will benefit nearly 25 lakh families living in urban areas.
The cabinet also gave approval to send recommendations for the appointment of Jagbans Singh as the new chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission.
The arrears of water and sewerage which was released from the cabinet also decided to release all arrears for water supply and sewerage fees for domestic connections.
This decision tends to swallow the cost of the state expouber almost Rs 700 Crore.
Regular Group D staff cabinet also continues to recruit Group-D employees regularly, so that it fulfills their long-delayed demand for work security.
“It was an unfair decision from the previous government, although the majority of staff came from this category.
The recruitment was outsourced.
When a retired peon, the post was also abolished.
We have decided to change the system.
If the officer is regular, the driver must also have to , “Channi said, adding that the policy on the regularization of existing contract employees will be taken in.
‘Punjab’s Connefters not empty’ Channi said it was a fake propaganda opposition that Punjab coffers were empty.
“The effectiveness will never be empty.
We will provide the right facilities to people – strength, water and sewerage at affordable prices,” he said.