Giving relief to the defaulting power consumers of the State, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday announced Electricity Surcharge Waiver Scheme 2022, under which they can pay their outstanding principal amount in lump sum or in three installments.
Addressing a press conference here, he said that this scheme will be applicable for the defaulting power consumers including Domestic, Government, and others who have not cleared their dues on and after December 31, 2021. Besides this, consumers whose bill dispute cases are pending in any judicial forum will also be able to take advantage of the scheme, only if they withdraw their cases.
Sharing the details about the scheme's benefits for domestic consumers, the Chief Minister said that all such consumers will be able to pay their outstanding principal amount in lump sum or in three installments. Further a 5 percent discount will be given to such consumers provided they clear the entire principal amount in one go. “Waiver of frozen surcharge will be done in installments along with regular payment of 6 bills,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that for all other consumers including the government, the late payment surcharge will be re-calculated at the simple rate of 10 percent per annum, whereas at present it is calculated at the rate of 1.5 percent monthly. Additional Chief Secretary, Power Department, P K Das informed that total arrears of domestic (rural) consumers is Rs. 4969 crore and domestic (urban) is Rs 459 crore including principal and surcharge.