TDS

“In effect, your regular kitchen basin tap is replaced with the one that we have designed,” explains Arjun. With this alteration, when you switch on the tap, the RO wastewater gets mixed with regular water and flows out.

With this change, the TDS applicable has been reduced by 25%, meaning the applicable TDS rate is 7.5%, as against 10% earlier.

TDS can be uploaded from Financial Year 2010-11

In yet another attempt at promoting a cashless economy, there will now be a charge of two per cent tax if the aggregate cash withdrawal for one or more accounts amounts to more than 1 crore.

Though it can dramatically improve water quality, RO purifying units also generate a lot of waste. It may not be fit for drinking, but waste water has its uses too.