Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Delhi Launches Six-Month e-KYC Drive for 30 Lakh Homes
Delhi has about 30 lakh homes that get water but no bills.
The city wants to fix this by asking people to prove they use water in a six‑month program called e‑KYC.
Three companies will read meters, make bills, and send them to homes.
The city also plans big projects to clean the Yamuna River and build new sewage plants.
They will put 250 water ATMs in schools and hire interns to help run the water board.
Over 30 lakh Delhi households receive piped water without bills.
City government launches a six‑month e‑KYC drive to identify consumers and bill them.
Three agencies will handle e‑KYC, meter reading, bill generation, and delivery.
Delhi Jal Board approved Rs 4,500 cr projects to clean Yamuna and expand sewage treatment.
250 water ATMs and 15 new decentralized sewage plants to be installed.
- Who
- Delhi Jal Board and Water Minister Parvesh Verma
- What
- Six‑month e‑KYC drive to bill 30 lakh households and launch water‑infrastructure projects
- When
- Announced Wednesday; e‑KYC to run for six months; sewer lines to finish in 18 months
- Where
- Delhi, India
- Why
- To identify consumers, generate bills, clean the Yamuna, and expand sewage treatment
- Households receiving water without bills
- 30 lakh
- e-KYC drive duration
- 6 months
- Yamuna cleaning project cost
- Rs 4,500 crore
- New sewage treatment plants
- 15
- Water ATMs to be installed
- 250