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The Uttar Pradesh authorities has decided to discontinue the astute prepaid energy metre strategy crossed the State and person the already-installed devices to postpaid with contiguous effect, Energy Minister A.K. Sharma said connected Friday.
The determination comes amid increasing protests successful respective districts implicit alleged excess billing and irregularities linked to astute prepaid meters installed nether the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).
“Consumers volition person bills aft energy consumption. The measure for energy consumed successful May 2026 volition beryllium issued successful June 2026 nether the postpaid system,” said an authoritative statement.
Mr. Sharma said, “Prioritising the convenience of energy consumers, the Uttar Pradesh authorities has decided to discontinue the astute prepaid metre strategy operating successful the State and displacement each astute meters to postpaid mode. Formal orders person already been issued. The caller arrangement, which volition beryllium implemented in Purvanchal, Madhyanchal, Dakshinanchal, and Pashchimanchal electricity organisation corporations arsenic good as KESCO Kanpur, is expected to supply large alleviation to consumers.”
He said postpaid bills would beryllium issued by the 10th of each period and consumers volition person billing accusation done SMS and WhatsApp.
“In areas wherever automatic astute metre readings cannot beryllium obtained owed to web oregon connection issues, manual readings volition beryllium taken through AMISP agencies to guarantee timely billing,” the connection added.
The Minister added that each caller energy connections successful the State volition beryllium issued lone successful astute postpaid mode. “The information deposit magnitude that had earlier been adjusted nether the prepaid strategy volition present beryllium recovered successful 4 adjacent monthly instalments successful accordance with provisions of the Electricity Supply Code-2005 and Cost Data Book-2026.,” said the statement.
The authorities besides announced that peculiar camps and assistance centres volition beryllium acceptable up astatine the offices of enforcement technologist and sub-divisional serviceman from May 15 to June 30 for the solution of complaints related to astute meters and energy bills. In addition, peculiar arrangements are besides being made done the 1912 helpline to guarantee punctual solution of user grievances.
