UHBVN announces surcharge waiver scheme for consumers

Tribune News Service

chandigarh, October 1

Haryana Power Minister Ranjit Singh today said the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam has (UHBVN) introduced a surcharge waiver scheme, under which the consumer can take their new connection by depositing the entire principal amount of their outstanding bill in either lump sum amounts or instalments. The scheme will be applicable till November 30.

Singh said the first and second wave of Covid had affected the income of and in such a time, the UHBVN introduced the scheme to give concessions to consumers. Consumers of domestic, agricultural, HT and LT (industrial and non-domestic) categories, and consumers whose electricity connections were cut till June 30 due to non-payment of bills on time, will benefit from the scheme.

Who can avail scheme

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• Consumers can take advantage of the scheme by depositing only 25 per cent of their original amount and the balance amount can be deposited in six instalments
• In rural areas, this scheme will apply only to the consumers of those villages in which the Mhara Gaon Jagmag Gaon Yojana is applicable or the panchayats who have given consent for the implementation of the yojana
• Consumers whose cases are pending in the court cannot take advantage of this scheme. The scheme can be availed only after such consumers withdraw their cases

The nigam will waive the entire surcharge of the outstanding bill on payment of the principal amount in a lump sum paid by such consumers. Consumers can also take advantage of the scheme by depositing only 25 per cent of their original amount and the balance amount can be deposited in six instalments. With this, all surcharges till June 30 will be waived on deposit of the entire principal amount.

In rural areas, this scheme will apply only to the consumers of those villages in which the Mhara Gaon Jagmag Gaon Yojana is applicable or the panchayats who have given consent for the implementation of the yojana through the proposal.

Consumers whose cases are pending in the court cannot take advantage of this scheme. The scheme can be availed only after such consumers withdraw their cases.