NOTIFICATION NO.MJP/FA-I/COST/260/43/2007                   16th April,2007

Sub: Revision of water rates in respect of Maharashtra Jeevan

Pradhikaran’s Water Works in Non-Project area from 01/05/2007

The Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran has fixed the rates given below from 01/05/2007 for supply of water to the following categories of consumers being supplied water from the Pradhikaran’s water works in Non Project area until further orders :-

I. Metered Supplies

Sr. Description Rate in Rupees/

No. 1000 liters

1. Bulk Supply

A. Bulk Domestic

i) Bulk supply to Mun.Council/Corporations

who are required to pay electricity charges 4.60

to MSEB directly.

ii) Bulk supply to other Mun.Councils/Corporations/ 9.25

local bodies.

iii) Other domestic consumers receiving more than                         9.25

2 ml water per month at distribution mains of

the Board.

iv) Bulk supply to Gram Panchayats and Zilla 4.60

Parishads.

B.(i) Bulk Non-domestic 46.20

    (ii) Bulk Non-Domestic supply to 22.55

Gram Panchayat and Zilla Parishad.

2. Retail Supply :-

A)(i) Domestic Residential 10.20

(ii) Domestic Retail supply to rural area                                          5.25

(B) Non-Domestic

(i) Non-domestic supply in Mun.Councils other 46.20

than ‘C’ class.

(ii) Non-domestic supply in ‘C’ Class Municipal 28.90

Councils for consumers who consume upto 2 ML

            of  water in a month (the Non-domestic consumers

            in ‘C’ class Mun.Councils who consume more than

2 ML of water in a month would be charges as at 1B(i) 

above (i.e. Bulk Non-domestic)

3. Institutions

Supply to Institutions like schools colleges, Govt.,                      19.65

Semi-Govt. Offices, Govt. Hospitals, Charitable Trusts

And Institutions not run for profit including

Institutions at Hill stations.

4. Special Consumers.

Filtered water to Ordnance Factories at :-

a) Ambazari 18.70

b) Ozar 18.70

c) Atomic Power Stations, Tarapur 18.70

5. Hill Stations

i) Domestic 11.30

ii) Non-Domestic

a) ‘A’ class Hotel                                                                           86.90              

b) ‘B’ class Hotel                                                                           69.30             

c) ‘C’ class Hotel                                                                           58.30

d) others                                                                                        58.30

II. Minimum  Charges  for metered Connections   rate  in rupees per month per Connection.

The following minimum charges shall be charged in respect of consumers whose connections are metered but who have notified the closure of the connections due to closure of premises as also in case where the monthly water charges recoverable are less than the amount indicated below :-

Diameter of the connection	Retail Domestic Supply		Supply to Institution not run for Profit as specified in I(3) above	Retail Non-Domestic Supply
	Urban	Rural
15 mm	100	50	210	490
20 mm	205	95	415	970
25 mm	385	185	825	1945
32 mm	585	280	1230	3000
40 mm	795	370	1650	3875
50 mm	1000	460	2045	4855
65 mm	1270	590	2670	6310

III. Minimum  charges  for metered connections   at Hill Stations- Rate  in rupees per month per Connection.

Dia of the connection	Retail domestic supply	Retail Non-domestic supply
		‘A’ class Hotel	‘B’ class Hotel	‘C’ class Hotel	‘Other’ consumers
15 mm	115	1040	780	635	490
20 mm	210	2020	1500	1080	975
25 mm	410	4045	3000	2290	1945
32 mm	570	6120	4620	3430	3000
40 mm	825	7625	6005	4450	3875
50 mm	1080	10165	7510	5525	4860
65 mm	1400	13285	9700	7180	6310

IV Minimum  charges  - Rate  in rupees per month per Connection.

             All connections shall be metered and   where  meters  fixed are not  working for more than three months , the consumers shall be charged the minimum charges.  In case where three months average bill is more than the minimum charges the average bill shall be charged.

Dia of the connection	Retail domestic supply	Supply to Institutions not run for profit as specified in I(3) above	Retail non-domestic supply
15 mm	300	460	1155
20 mm	460	915	2310
25 mm	890	1830	4640

V Minimum  charges  at Hill Stations- Rate  in rupees per month per Connection.

Dia of the connection	Retail domestic supply		Retail non-domestic supply
	Urban	Rural	‘A’ class Hotel	‘B’ class hotel	‘C’ class hotel and Other consumers
15 mm	250	110	2425	1790	1415
20 mm	490	215	5200	3895	2925
25 mm	970	420	9385	7045	5550

VI. Minimum  charges  for un-metered public STAND POSTS

a)          Each  

a) 15mm dia Public stand post Rs. 1850/- per month

b) 20mm dia             Public stand post Rs. 4450/- per month

c) 25mm dia              Public stand post Rs. 9530/- per month

            b         In case, stand post is metered,responsibility for fixing and maintaining it shall be that of owner. If the meter fixed is out of order for more than three months, charges shall be levied for the consumption of average of last three months or that for un-metered public stand post whichever is more.

VII. Minimum  charges For  bulk Supply

In case of bulk supplies, the minimum monthly charges shall be as specified in the agreement. However, such minimum charges shall not be less than the charges for supply of 2 ml water per month per connection.

VIII. Rebate for early Payment 

(i)Consumer is required to pay the bill within 15 days from the date of issue of the bill under section 44(a) of MJP Act 1976. The consumer is entitled to a rebate of 2% on the amount of current bill, if the consumer pays the bill including arreas  within 10 days from the date of issue of the bill.

(ii) The consumer having no arrears is entitled to a rebate of 5% on the amount paid in advance of the next twelve months anticipated bill. Anticipated bill shall be based on the average consumption billed in previous two bills.

V. Delayed Payment charges

        A consumer who fails to pay water charges ( including arrears) in a period of 15 days from the date of issue of bill shall be charged delayed payment charges at the rate of 1.00% per month on all the water charges  outstanding against him  including arrears on the date on which the period of 15 days after issue of bills ends. In case he fails to pay the delayed payment charges for a continuous period of four months, his supply is liable to the discontinued.