Lucknow: The months before the election of assembly, the upper government on Wednesday announced a one-time completion scheme (OTS) for power plants, requires up to 100% neglect with additional costs and windows to pay arrears.
This scheme will apply between October 21 (Thursday) and November 30.
The Minister of Power Srikant Sharma said, this scheme will help farmers and small consumers with electricity loads up to 2 kW.
Consumers will be given the opportunity to pay delayed arrears in the six installments and those who have a power load between 2kW and 5 kW will be given 50% neglect with additional costs.
This scheme will also apply to consumers whose power supply has been taken permanently or involved in legal disputes.
SOP, Sumber said, as if aiming to provide assistance to small commercial companies, which financially influenced after economic activities slumped after the pandemic locking triggered.
This step came a few days after the Head of the Yogi Adityanath Minister directed the authority not to take the power supply to farmers who failed to pay electricity bills.
During the recent review meeting, Yogi studied has been told by several BJP and MLA parliamentarians about the problems faced by farmers and rural consumers after power outages, especially because of poor distribution networks.
SOP achieves significance, especially in the West who is rich aggressively and rested politically, which has witnessed stirring farmers to new agricultural laws.
This step was also seen as a counter to the Samajwadi Party and the promise of AAM AADMI Party to provide cheap or even free electricity if it was chosen to power.
As a per-up of Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), a consumer can take advantage of the benefits of an online scheme in the office of each executive engineer or sub-division officer.
In rural areas, consumers will receive services at the Public Service Center (CSC), which was founded by the Electronic Ministry and IT.
This facility will also be available on the Energy website, www.upenergy.in.
Chairperson of UPPCL M Devraj said the officials of all distribution companies have been instructed to launch special campaigns, drives and hold camps to ensure the maximum number of consumers receive the benefits of the scheme.
He said the discom would review progress every day.
Request for Memo Tasks to respond to Yogi Mahi Adyityath and Energy Minister Srikant Sharma to apply the OTS scheme, UP Rajya Vidyut Upbhogta Parisad reaffirms his request to free electrical tasks for consumers, who pay bills on time.
Cess is 5 to 7.5% of the bill, depending on the consumer category and charged by the state government.
The Chairperson of Parishad, said AK Verma, the size will send “good messages and improve moral” consumers who have never failed to pay.