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April 09 2020

To further mitigate the hardships faced by the people amid the Covid-19 crisis and lockdown, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced reduction in fixed charges for electricity consumers, along with deferment of deadline for payment of bills, while instructing the PSPCL to provide uninterrupted supply to all healthcare institutions.

The PSPCL will have to bear additional burden of Rs 350 crore due to various reliefs announced for the consumers, an official spokesperson said, adding that the Chief Minister also lauded the employees of the PSPCL and the PSTCL for their untiring efforts in maintaining continuous supply of power in this time of crisis.

No new disconnection shall be carried out against non-payment till restrictions are withdrawn, the CM ordered.

As per the Chief Minister’s directives, due date of electricity bills of all the domestic and commercial consumers, having current monthly/bimonthly bills up to Rs 10,000 payable on or after March 20 has been extended up to April 20 without the levy of late payment surcharge. Further, 1 per cent rebate will be given to the consumers (exclusive of any previous arrears), who will pay electricity bills online through digital modes by original due date.

The same applies to all electricity bills payable on or after March 20 of all the Industrial consumers, medium supply (MS) and large supply (LS) industrial consumers.


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Source: Tribune India