User charges for waste management waived in Haryana's urban areas

Ravinder Saini

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Rohtak, July 15

Giving a major relief to people ahead of upcoming Assembly elections, the state government has decided to waive user charges for solid waste management in urban areas of the state from September 1, 2023 to March 31, 2025.

No change in Sonepat, Gurugram cluster

The user charges are not exempted/waived for the urban local bodies which fall under Integrated Solid Waste Management Cluster of Sonepat (Sonepat, Panipat, Gannaur and Samalkha) and Gurugram (Gurugram-Faridabad)

Sources said the charges had been levied on all sorts of residential, commercial and institutional properties that fall under the municipal limit. The charges were collected from residents by the municipal authorities in urban areas on a monthly basis along with the property tax. Executing the government’s decision, the Directorate of Urban Local Bodies (ULB) has updated the exemption of user charges on property tax management and no-dues certificate portal.

A letter in this respect has recently been sent to all district municipal commissioners, commissioners of all municipal corporations and executive officer/secretary of municipal councils/committees in the state from the Office of Director, ULB.

The letter has also clarified that the user charges are not exempted/waived for the ULBs which fall under Integrated Solid Waste Management Cluster of Sonepat (Sonepat, Panipat, Gannaur and Samalkha) and Gurugram (Gurugram-Faridabad).

Mandeep Dhankar, Executive Engineer, RMC, said: “Under the residential category, Rs 5 monthly user charge was fixed for BPL houses, EWS flats and slums, Rs 20 to Rs 100 for residential properties measuring 100 sq mt to 400 sq mt, Rs 50 per apartment and flat having covered area up to 2,000 sq ft except EWS flats and Rs 100 per apartment, flat having covered area of more than 2,000 sq ft,” Dhankar added.

He further said Rs 25 per month was levied on business establishments having area up to 200 sq ft, Rs 100 for shops or offices having covered area up to 200 sq ft.