Prepaid power meters not mandatory; defaulters may be shifted: Govt in Lok SabhaThe government has clarified that pre-paid electricity meters are not mandatory for consumers. Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar stated th...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
No hotel or restaurant can levy additional ‘LPG charges’, ‘gas charges’ by default or automatically in the bill, Government warnsRestaurants can no longer automatically add 'LPG charges' or 'gas surcharges' to bills, the government has warned. The Central Consumer Pro...
26 Mar, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
CCPA warns restaurants against levying gas, LPG chargeThe Central Consumer Protection Authority has issued a stern warning to hotels and restaurants. They are prohibited from adding extra charg...
25 Mar, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
Adani Electricity cuts power supply of 100 homes in Mumbai. Here's whyAccording to Adani Electricity, these defaulters are among the highest in any colony within their service areas, with outstanding bills acc...
15 Jun, 2024, 02.39 PM IST
How Pakistan's electricity crisis is leading to rising spectre of social unrestInflation in electricity prices in Pakistan has been increasing steadily, adding to the economic challenges the country is facing. The pric...
01 Sep, 2023, 10.36 AM IST
Haryana announces a plan to help defaulting power consumers pay off their billsThe Haryana government on Thursday unveiled a programme under which defaulters who pay the principal amount will not be charged a surcharge...
25 Aug, 2022, 08.46 PM IST
Electricity Amendment Bill to be introduced in Parliament on MondayThe Bill, cleared by the Cabinet last Wednesday, enables competition in retail distribution of power by allowing use of other distribution ...
08 Aug, 2022, 10.13 AM IST
- Assam CM comes up with a solution to bring semblance to the huge loss in power bills
He asked the power companies to prepare a profile of the defaulting consumers. Assam has adopted the best practices of the Gujarat power de...
14 Jun, 2021, 07.13 PM IST
Over 1 crore consumers never paid their power bills in UPAmid UP government's promise to provide round-the-clock power supply to the consumers, and the proposal to privatise Purvanchal distributio...
23 Oct, 2020, 01.58 PM IST
Government may amend power act to levy hefty penalties on discomsThe govt seeks to levy hefty fines on power distribution companies for load shedding and make provisions for direct subsidy transfers by st...
10 Jan, 2018, 09.19 AM IST
Can't waive 50% power bills of defaulters: Delhi government to High CourtDelhi govt took a stand contrary to Cabinet decision of the then Kejriwal dispensation saying it cannot waive 50 per cent of the power bill...
22 May, 2014, 07.53 PM IST
Put 50% relief on power bills of AAP supporters on hold: HCThe Delhi High Court asked Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung not to take any further decision on the AAP government’s announcement to give 50...
20 Feb, 2014, 06.40 AM IST
Delhiites who refused to pay electricity bill on Kejriwal's call to get benefitNot only will the dues be slashed by half, you also don’t need to pay any penalty. As for the rest of your fellow Delhi citizens... they’ll...
13 Feb, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
NTPC refuses to extend payment deadline for BSES discomsNTPC has ruled out extending the deadline for payements by BSES and said the arms of Reliance Infrastructure had defaulted three times.
05 Feb, 2014, 04.58 AM IST
Reliance Group discoms have a history of payment defaults: NTPCBills, due to BSES Rajdhani and Yamuna, are for the amount of power consumed in December and billed in January to be payable by the end of ...
04 Feb, 2014, 05.25 PM IST
- Become a lawmaker so what if you are a defaulter
Defaulters of electricity telephone or water bills are not disallowed from getting elected as a lawmaker- Election Commission.
08 May, 2012, 10.35 AM IST
- Pay up your power bills or face disconnection
The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam says it would disconnect the power connections of customers who do not pay their bills within time.
22 Aug, 2007, 06.20 PM IST