No subsidy above 200 units of power: government
24 Oct 2012 2:25 AM GMT
A day after Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) revised its tariff second time in a single year, Delhi government on Tuesday refused to give any further relief to the consumers, who consumes above 200 units, contrary to the speculation of media reports.
A meeting was held on Tuesday among chief minister Sheila Dikshit, power minister Haroon Yusuf and senior power officials where it was decided that government will only continue its subsidy of Re 1 per unit up to monthly consumption up to 200 units.
Earlier, Yusuf said that after DERC announces its revised tariff orders, government will take a call on extending its subsidy.
According to government, it will be financial burden for the government if they decides to increase their subsidy till 250 units of consumption.
In the wake of complains of the residents over inflated power bills, DISCOMS also requested Delhi government to increase its subsidy slab so that people can bear less burden.
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd wrote a letter to the Delhi government and recommended that Re 1 subsidy by government should increase between 0-400 units of power, as consumers are having a lot of complaints regarding their electricity bills.
The consumers are also unhappy with the new slabs as they demanded a complete rollback of the hiked tariffs. They claimed that it was only partial relief to the consumers and would not lead to a much difference in their power bills.
Social Activist and an active member of RWA from Lajpat Nagar, VK Gupta said, ‘This is just an eyewash from DERC and government and they are making a fool of us. This is not the kind of revision that we were expecting’.
The DERC on Monday reinstated the 201 to 400 units slab, which it had scrapped earlier. The abolition of the 201-400 units slab and introduction of 0-400 units slab had resulted in significant increase in electricity bills of the majority of consumers whose consumption was below 400 units but above 200 units.
Meanwhile, DISCOMS complain that they will bear around Rs 230 crore loss due to the revised tariff orders of DERC.
Sources said that three power distribution companies, BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd, BSES Yamuna Power Ltd and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd will be planning to put pressure on the government to take a middle path so that they don’t incur heavy losses.
A meeting was held on Tuesday among chief minister Sheila Dikshit, power minister Haroon Yusuf and senior power officials where it was decided that government will only continue its subsidy of Re 1 per unit up to monthly consumption up to 200 units.
Earlier, Yusuf said that after DERC announces its revised tariff orders, government will take a call on extending its subsidy.
According to government, it will be financial burden for the government if they decides to increase their subsidy till 250 units of consumption.
In the wake of complains of the residents over inflated power bills, DISCOMS also requested Delhi government to increase its subsidy slab so that people can bear less burden.
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd wrote a letter to the Delhi government and recommended that Re 1 subsidy by government should increase between 0-400 units of power, as consumers are having a lot of complaints regarding their electricity bills.
The consumers are also unhappy with the new slabs as they demanded a complete rollback of the hiked tariffs. They claimed that it was only partial relief to the consumers and would not lead to a much difference in their power bills.
Social Activist and an active member of RWA from Lajpat Nagar, VK Gupta said, ‘This is just an eyewash from DERC and government and they are making a fool of us. This is not the kind of revision that we were expecting’.
The DERC on Monday reinstated the 201 to 400 units slab, which it had scrapped earlier. The abolition of the 201-400 units slab and introduction of 0-400 units slab had resulted in significant increase in electricity bills of the majority of consumers whose consumption was below 400 units but above 200 units.
Meanwhile, DISCOMS complain that they will bear around Rs 230 crore loss due to the revised tariff orders of DERC.
Sources said that three power distribution companies, BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd, BSES Yamuna Power Ltd and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd will be planning to put pressure on the government to take a middle path so that they don’t incur heavy losses.
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