Pkl residents raise hike in power charges issue with UHBVN MD
Concerned over the financial burden on common citizens, resident welfare bodies took up the matter with UHBVN.
Hiteshi Foundation, a local social welfare organisation, submitted a memorandum to UHBVN managing director Ashok Kumar Meena, demanding an immediate rollback of the revised tariffs. During the meeting, Hiteshi Foundation chairman Bharat Hiteshi presented a personal example from his electricity bill.
He pointed out that his April bill was Rs 922, while the May bill under the new rates skyrocketed to Rs 4,430 — nearly a fourfold increase.
"This kind of sudden and steep hike is neither fair nor justifiable," he said.
He criticised the new billing system, which imposes a flat rate of Rs 6.50 per unit for consumers with a load above 5 kW, replacing the earlier slab-based system that benefited all users equitably. "This shift has caused electricity bills to double or triple for many middle-class families, delivering a major financial blow," he added.
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Ashok Meena acknowledged the concerns, but explained that the UHBVN was running in losses for years with the deficit currently standing at Rs 4,500 crore. He stated that the new charges, effective April 1, will help recover about Rs 3,000 crore.
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