On spot power bill soon for consumers: Chief Minister

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Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday said that the Government is serious about providing the consumers on spot electricity bill.

Billing process management system will be outsourced in order to provide online electricity bill to the consumers. As soon as the outsourced company takes the reading, the bill will be provided and the details of the bill will be transferred into the centralised database.

An online portal www.jbvnl.co.in has been launched to ensure zero trouble to the consumers in submitting the bill. The CM said it during a review meeting of the energy department attended by Principal Secretary, Energy SKG Rahate and other senior officials.

Rahate informed the CM that the system will be user friendly. Das directed to establish Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) Operation System immediately and connect it with the centralized control room.

The centralize control room can check breakdowns on time and electricity can be supplied from other feeders. SCADA Operation System will be started in Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad in the first phase.

The CM directed to implement Tilka Majhi Krishi Pump Yojana on priority basis. MD, JBVNl Rahul Purvar informed that the scheme will be started as soon as they get the list of farmers from the MlAs.

Secretary to the CM Sunil Burnwal along with other officers of Energy Department and JBVNl was present in the meeting.

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