The delays caused by power employees in reading electricity meter and issuing bills on time is costing the consumers extra money. The delay increases their total units and the bill is prepared according to the next slab which thereby is charged at a higher rate. The dispute is arising due to delay in issuing bills. Recently spot billing was done on June 23 in Danteshwari Residency on Dharampura Marg. The bills were issued with only a single day left for payment of bill. “The bill was issued with reading for one-and-a-half month and this increased the total units.With increase in total units, the bill was placed in the next slab which is charged at a higher rate,” said Shailesh Hojha, a consumer. Earlier also, the consumers were not issued bill in time and many a times the bills had errors. People had to frequent to the electricity office for correction of bill and many a times the dispute were taken to higher authorities for disposal. The spot billing facility was eventually stopped on August 26, 2012. The system has been restarted recently in some localities. Junior engineer of Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company ltd, Arvind Khobragarhe acknowledged delay in meter reading and said that shortage of manpower is the reason for this. He said that the bills are being corrected according to complaint of consumers.