SCs in rural Haryana to get free drinking water under scheme

All Scheduled Caste beneficiaries of Indira Gandhi Drinking Water Scheme in the rural areas of Haryana will now get water for free from May 1.
No monthly charges will be levied on SC beneficiaries in the rural areas, an official release stated quoting Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda here today.
The scheme was launched by the state government in 2006 to extend the facility of private water connections in the rural areas.
The state government has also written off the pending arrears of the SC beneficiaries under the scheme amounting to Rs 61.42 crore up to April 30, 2014, Hooda said.

He said the decision would benefit more than 8.48 lakh SC beneficiaries.
Under the scheme, the entire expenditure, including connection fee and provision of 200-litre water tank, is borne by the state government.
In addition, 50 per cent concession was given to the SC households in the payment of monthly charges, it added.