Bengaluru: Your electricity bill may determine how much you pay for waste collection

The BBMP has sought approval from the Urban Development Department (UDD) to charge users for the door-to-door waste collection service it provides in the city.

The user fee, comprising of different slabs, has been fixed by co-relating it with the monthly electricity bill generated in a household.

“The monthly electricity bill is found to be a suitable yardstick since it is an indicator of the household income and varies depending on the number of residents in a house,” a senior Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) official said. “We have fixed Rs 30 for a household that generates electricity bill in the lower range.”