DW BUREAU Surcharge Waiver Scheme-2022 has been started by the Haryana Government to solve the problem of outstanding electricity bills. Consumers of urban and rural areas having outstanding bills till December 31, 2021 can avail the benefit under this scheme. Giving information in this regard here today, a spokesperson of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam said that under this scheme, the complete surcharge of domestic and agricultural consumers and Government, Gram Panchayat and Municipal Corporation power connections will be frozen till now and they only have to pay the principal amount till now. The consumer can also deposit the principal amount in lump sum or within the next three bills. An additional 5% discount on the principal amount will also be given to the consumers on making lump sum deposits. The frozen surcharge will be waived in proportion to the next 6 consecutive payments of bills. The spokesperson said that if the consumer does not deposit his principal amount in lump sum or in fixed installments and the next six bills are not deposited continuously, then his frozen surcharge will be added back to the bill and the consumer will be excluded from the scheme. The spokesperson said that the surcharge on the outstanding principal amount of the consumers would be recalculated and interest would have to be paid at the rate of 10 per cent per annum instead of the current rate of 1.5 percent. (editor@dailyworld.in)