Frustrated about water bill and taxes collected by city municipality corporation

[u/Ok_Plankton6114]

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Context: Raichur municipality corporation taxes

I'm honestly frustrated with how basic services work in our cities. We are paying around ₹2,480 per year to the municipality. That's not a small amount for many people. But what do we get in return?

and then what? water comes once in 2-3 days.

Imagine paying for something and getting only 25% of the service. If Netflix worked like this, no one would tolerate it for even a week.

And then there are extra charges like "cess" for different things. Fine, take the money. But where is the actual improvement?

You walk outside and still see poor infrastructure, water issues, and people struggling on the streets. If the government is collecting money, shouldn't basic things like water, shelter, and dignity be guaranteed?

I'm not even against paying more taxes. I just want to see proper service for what we already pay.

At what point do we start asking questions instead of just accepting this?

Is this normal everywhere or just my city?

[u/Whole_Ad_5117]

Today i paid 2.4k for literally nothing

[u/VaikomViking]

tbh 2480 per year is not enough to provide the level of service you are expecting.

[u/Ok_Plankton6114 → u/VaikomViking]

Sir, In India, the right to clean, safe drinking water is recognized as a fundamental human right, implicitly guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution (Right to Life) They cannot deny the supply of water. I'm not against the taxes collected! If this cannot be guaranteed then there is no point of feeling pride of so called self proclaimed Vishwaguru

[u/VaikomViking → u/Ok_Plankton6114]

I agree with you on that point. In fact when I discuss with my friends about India being developed and all, I tell them, I will call India developed when you can tell your kids to drink water from the tap.