Withdraw inflated power bills, Dr Anees Ahmed to Dr Raut
| Date :05-Jul-2020 |
Dr Anees Ahmed submitting memorandum to Dr Nitin Raut, Energy Minister and Guardian Minister of Nagpur District.
Staff Reporter :
DR Anees Ahmed, former Maharashtra Cabinet Minister on Saturday met Dr Nitin Raut, Maharashtra Minister for Power and Guardian Minister of Nagpur District, requesting him to withdraw inflated power bills generated during lockdown period. Dr Ahmed alleged that the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has increased the power tariff from April 1 and demanded to roll back looking at the consequences of pandemic in India.
“In such a situation, ‘inflated’ power bill has come as a rude shock to the people of Maharashtra,” Dr Ahmed said. Dr Ahmed said, “Delhi Government has come up with a model where consumption upto 200 units is free. Kerala Government is giving 50 per cent aid in electricity bills. Madhya Pradesh Government has made a policy to deposit the amount of Rs 600 crore in the form of subsidy in the account of the electricity company itself in lieu of domestic consumers,” he remarked.
He demanded to waive of bills up to consumption of 300 units, waive of surcharge levied in the bill amount, scrapping the bill for the month of June and issuing revised bill, and not to sever power supply of people who do not pay the bill. Also, powerloom workers managing small powerlooms from their homes across the State had to suffer the most in lockdown as they were out of work.
They must be given relief in the form of waiving of their three months electricity bill. Dr Ahmed demanded that Minister may use his good offices and get aid sanction from Central Government which would bring relief to citizens of Maharashtra. Dr Raut gave a patient learning to Dr Ahmed and assured to look into his demands in a positive way.
