The first ever reduction in power tariff for all categories of consumers in Haryana in last 20 years has silenced the Opposition leaders who had been trying to mislead the people by saying that power tariff would be increased, Information and Public Relations Minister, Kavita Jain said on Saturday.
She said the decision of the Government to reduce power tariff by 37 paise per unit for all category of consumers would prove a significant step forward in further accelerating the pace of development under the leadership of CM Manohar lal.
Jain said the HERC had issued this order on the request of the State Government to reduce the tariff. The State Government has also taken a number of decisions to facilitate the consumers which included promotion of green energy and steps to save energy. For solar power system, the incentive has been increased from 25 paisa per unit to Re one per unit.
She said that those consumers who would not opt for seeking hard copy of the bill, but download it from the website of the DISCOMs would get a rebate of Rs five per bill. A rebate of `10 per bill would be given to senior citizens for the same purpose.
Consumers whose bill amount is less than `15,000 could pay their bills online directly on the website of the DISCOMs and avail rebate of
Rs five. It would be mandatory for consumers with bills exceeding `15,000 to pay their bills online through RTGS/NEFT or authorised banks. A rebate of five per cent would be allowed for the consumers availing supply through prepaid meters.