Power Tariff Cuts in UP: Electricity bill will be halved in UP, government decided to give grant to UPPCL

In the midst of the assembly elections, the Yogi government has given a big gift to the farmers. Electricity rates of farmers have been halved since January. This will reduce the electricity bill of the farmers by 50 percent. This decision of the government will put a burden of Rs 1000 crore on Power Corporation. About 13 lakh consumers will benefit from this. The state government will compensate for this by giving a grant to Power Corporation. The Chief Minister’s Office gave information about this decision by tweeting on Thursday.

According to the decision taken by the government, the electricity rates for metered, unmetered, energy efficient pumps in rural areas and metered tube wells in urban areas have been reduced by 50 percent from the current month. According to the proposed new rates, where the metered connection of tube wells in rural areas has to be billed at the rate of Rs 2 per unit, now it will be Re 1 per unit. The fix charge will be Rs 35 per horsepower instead of Rs 70. Similarly, the fixed charge for unmetered connections has been reduced from Rs 170 per horsepower to Rs 85 per horsepower.

For Energy Efficient Pump, at present the rate of Rs 1.65 per unit electricity price and Rs 70 per horse power fixed charge is effective. It has been reduced to 83 paise per unit and Rs 35 per horsepower. The rate of fixed charge of Rs.6 per unit and Rs.130 per horsepower is effective for private tube wells having metered connection in urban area. In its place, now electricity price of Rs 3 per unit and fixed charge of Rs 65 per horse power will have to be paid.

Consumer Council expressed gratitude to CM
State Electricity Consumer Council President Awadhesh Kumar Verma has thanked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Energy Minister Shrikant Sharma for halving the electricity rates of farmers. He said that in the matter of providing free and cheap electricity, the formula of the Consumer Council has been completely fit.

In the midst of the assembly elections, the Yogi government has given a big gift to the farmers. Electricity rates of farmers have been halved since January. This will reduce the electricity bill of the farmers by 50 percent. This decision of the government will put a burden of Rs 1000 crore on Power Corporation. About 13 lakh consumers will benefit from this. The state government will compensate for this by giving a grant to Power Corporation. The Chief Minister’s Office gave information about this decision by tweeting on Thursday.

According to the decision taken by the government, the electricity rates for metered, unmetered, energy efficient pumps in rural areas and metered tube wells in urban areas have been reduced by 50 percent from the current month. According to the proposed new rates, where the metered connection of tube wells in rural areas has to be billed at the rate of Rs 2 per unit, now it will be Re 1 per unit. The fix charge will be Rs 35 per horsepower instead of Rs 70. Similarly, the fixed charge for unmetered connections has been reduced from Rs 170 per horsepower to Rs 85 per horsepower.

For Energy Efficient Pump, at present the rate of Rs 1.65 per unit electricity price and Rs 70 per horse power fixed charge is effective. It has been reduced to 83 paise per unit and Rs 35 per horsepower. The rate of fixed charge of Rs.6 per unit and Rs.130 per horsepower is effective for private tube wells having metered connection in urban area. In its place, now electricity price of Rs 3 per unit and fixed charge of Rs 65 per horse power will have to be paid.

Consumer Council expressed gratitude to CM

State Electricity Consumer Council President Awadhesh Kumar Verma has thanked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Energy Minister Shrikant Sharma for halving the electricity rates of farmers. He said that in the matter of providing free and cheap electricity, the formula of the Consumer Council has been completely fit.