HMWSSB One Time Settlement scheme for payment of long-pending water bills to end on Nov 30

The One Time Settlement-2024 (OTS) scheme announced by the government for payment of long-pending water bill arrears in Hyderabad is nearing end in two days, i.e. on November 30.

If the consumers who have used OTS pay the outstanding principal amount before this deadline, there is no need to pay any interest or late fee. If they pay after the deadline, they will have to pay interest and penalty on the pending bills.

This scheme, which started in October, continued till the end of that month. However,



due to the coming of festivals, requests were received to extend the scheme period again. Due to this, the water board wrote to the government requesting to extend the scheme and the government responded positively and gave permission to extend it by another month, i.e. until the end of November.

There is no possibility of extending it again and after the expiry of the scheme, the authorities are preparing to take strict action against the consumers of pending bills. If necessary, their water connections will also be disconnected.