The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Wednesday approved various proposals relating to citizens, employees and infrastructure.

The meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in presence of NDMC Chairman Amit Yadav, Vice-Chairperson Satish Upadhyay and others approved the acceptance of electricity bill in installments in the area of the civic body.

Notably, the NDMC has been consistently receiving grievances from consumers in its area, expressing their inability to pay accumulated electricity and water bills in full due to various reasons such as business losses, closures, and medical issues. Currently, it does not allow payment in installments, citing the absence of specific rules or instructions on this matter.

The Council accorded the approval that consumers desirous of making payment of accumulated electricity dues in installments shall make an application to the department concerned and based on the demonstrated financial condition of the consumer, the department approve the request following conditions.

According to the conditions, the installment shall be allowed only in two/three parts, 50 per cent of accumulated electricity dues shall be required to be paid upfront and the balance 50 per cent shall be payable in maximum two installments, the percentage whereof may be decided by the department.

Besides this, late payment surcharge as per applicable rates shall continue to be charged on the delayed payment, the consumer shall pay the current bill along-with above installments.

This facility of paying in installments shall be allowed only once in a period of five years, as per the civic body.

The Council also resolved that public notice be issued inviting comments from the public on draft “New Delhi Municipal Council Plastic Waste Management Bye-laws 2024” within a period of 30 days, and procurement of short term solar/renewable energy power to meet its peak demand.

The NDMC also approved the proposal for the creation of the post of Director (Medical Services) in Category ‘A’ for its Medical Services Department, besides creation of the post of Director (AYUSH) in Category ‘A’ for AYUSH Directorate in NDMC.

Among others, the Council accorded the approval to the proposal of recruitment rules of Data Entry Operator Grade ‘B’ in NDMC which was framed in 2007 in the pay scale of Group C and it is required to be framed in accordance with the provisions of NDMC act 1994 and extent instructions of the Department of Personnel Training.