By Haryananewswire
CHANDIGARH, JULY
27
The Haryana Chief
Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that it has been decided to
waive off the water connection fee of Rs 500 for all categories of households
in rural areas so as to give them free water connection up to March 31,2014.
Mr
Hooda said that a decision to this effect has been taken to give boost to the
water conservation campaign being implemented in the state. He said that during
the water conservation campaign launched from December 2012 to January 2013, as
many as 1,35,587 water connections were sanctioned in the rural areas of the
state thus reflecting tremendous response from the people to take water
connection.
Mr
Hooda said that under the Indira Gandhi Drinking Water Scheme launched by the
State Government in November 2006 to provide private water connections to 100
per cent households and improve their quality of life and cover entire
population of Scheduled Castes, 10.36 lakh households of Scheduled Castes
households in the rural and urban areas are being provided water connections
free of cost. Upto March 31,2013, he said, 10.05 lakh households of Scheduled
Castes have already been covered.
Under
the scheme, a 200 litres water tank fitted with a tap and other accessories is
being provided in the premises of households of Scheduled Castes. In addition,
a 50 per cent concession on water charges has been given to Scheduled Castes
households.
He
said that the scheme has now been re-christened and become a part of the larger
definition covered under the Special Component Sub Plan. He said that to
encourage the people to take private water connections, water conservation
policy was introduced in the State during 2012. Under this policy, water
conservation awards are being given to the eligible gram panchayats who have
sanctioned private water connections in minimum of 75 per cent of the
households in the village and who ensure provision of taps on all private and
public connections.
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