Citizens saddled with another civic service bill? The BMC has sought legal advice on how to go about implementing a levy for Solid Waste Management on Mumbaikars, and is considering charging from Rs 100 up to Rs 1,000 from every household per month as fees for handling solid waste generated in each home. The legal advice undertaken is for the BMC to work out how to modify the Mumbai Municipal Act of 1888, under which the service is obligatory.

The discussion to levy a user fee was initiated by the BMC back in December. An official said, “According to the rule in the 2016 Solid Waste Management Guideline of the Union Government, there was a suggestion of waste collection fees. We are just following the norms as stated in the same document. The BMC is revising solid waste norms in general, but the new levy will be added to these norms once it is revised.”