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In the main agenda of National Water Policy what charges can be exempted for time being?

(a) Recovery of Annual Operation Charges

(b) Recovery of Maintenance Charges

(c) Recovery of Fixed Capital

(d) Irrigation Water Charges

I had been asked this question during an interview.

My question is from Economic Water Rates Vs Prevailing Revenue Rates in India in section Irrigation Revenue Rates of Irrigation Engineering

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Right answer is (c) Recovery of Fixed Capital

Easy explanation: For some time being or in the initial working years of the irrigation structures (say 10 years) the recovery on the fixed capital cost charges as we must first fully rationalize our revenue rates in such a way that we recover annual and maintenance expenditure completely on the irrigation structures.

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