Bhopal

CM's power bill waiver to benefit 4l BPl families

Staff Reporter

Four lakh households of Below Poverty line (BPl) would be benefited in 8 districts under Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company limited (MPMKVVCl) and registered labour would also be benefitted with the 'Saral Bijli Bill' and 'Chief Minister’s Electricity Bill Surcharge Waiver Scheme -2018' said Chief General Manger

(Finance) of MPMKVVCl Swati Singh while speaking with media persons in the state capital on Tuesday. 

Singh said that under the schemes BPl and registered labour would be benefitted and camps would be organised across 340 distribution centers of the company.

She said that pre-registration camp are organised to help the beneficiaries in documentation and verification. All the camps will be held till July 10 which is set a timeline to reach the maximum number of beneficiaries.

The subsidy would be borne equally by state government and company.

Camps are being organized by the East, Central and Western Region Electricity Distribution Companies in their respective areas.

Information about both the schemes are being given to the consumers in the pre-registration camps being organized before the registration camps to be held in July.

Applications are also being taken at the camp from the beneficiaries of both the schemes. East, Central and Western Region Electricity Distribution Company has requested all beneficiaries who have the eligibility to join both schemes in their respective areas.

Extensive training is being given to the line staff right from the Junior Engineer and Assistant Engineer to the Executive Engineers for the successful implementation of the Saral Bijli Bill and Chief Minister’s Electricity Bill Surcharge Waiver Scheme.