When a Rs 3,419 crore electricity bill shocked a Gwalior family

They didn't know where that one came from. A family in Madhya Pradesh received a monthly electricity bill for an astronomical Rs 3,419 crore - which on following up turned out to be a big anti climax

Sanjeev Kankane and Priyanka Gupta, residents of Shiv Vihar Colony in Gwalior got the bill from the Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company (MPMKVVC), PTI reported, after which Kankane's father fell ill.


Kankane said his father fell ill on seeing the amount on the power bill for the domestic consumption for July. When he crosschecked it with the portal of the MPMKVVC, it was found to be correct. Here's the copy of the bill tweeted by a senior journalist.

The couple then approached the state power company and the bill was corrected to show what the actual charges came to - Rs 1,300 only.

So, how did Rs 1,300 become Rs 3,419 crores? "An employee entered the consumer number in place of the units consumed in the software, resulting in the bill with a higher amount. The corrected bill of Rs 1,300 has been issued to the power consumer," MPMKVVC general manager Nitin Manglik told the news agency.

Authorities said the error was rectified and action taken against the employees concerned.