AAP's water policy ignores the poor, subsidises middle class

Starting today, the new government of Delhi will deliver on one of its biggest promises. Citizens can use up to 667 litres of water a day for nothing, what Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal calls "lifeline water", a common claim to an essential resource. But despite the easy appeal of the policy, it is fiscally unwise, short-termist, and ignores the poor who lack access to piped water — nearly half of Delhi, given that there are only 17 lakh metered connections in the city.

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