Discom waives 2.5% surcharge to recover power bills of ₹4,696 cr

CONSUMERS WHO ARE INTO LITIGATION OVER PENDING BILLS SHOULD WITHDRAW THEIR CASES TO GET THE BENEFITS OFFERED, DISCOM STAFF SAID

- Debashish Karmakar

GURUGRAM: In an attempt to recover ₹4,696 crore in power bills from nearly 11.7 lakh consumers, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (DHBVN) has come up with an offer of waiving surcharge so that consumers can clear their pending bills, officials said.

Discom officials said that under the scheme which was launched earlier this week, the monthly surcharge of 2.5% on pending energy bills will be waived off.

Besides, these consumers will also be given an additional benefit of 10% discount on the bill amount if paid together. The total pending amount is more than the revenue gap reported by the two discoms in the last financial year, officials said.