Chandigarh : The Punjab Government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today fulfilled a major pre-poll guarantee about the waiver of 300 units of electricity per month thus making it free 600 units every two months. The circular to the effect was issued today by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).
Disclosing this, the Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO said that the circular entails granting free 600 units of electricity bimonthly / 300 units of electricity monthly for all domestic consumers, using electricity for residential purpose only (excluding all the other consumers covered under Schedule of Tariff for Domestic Supply viz Government Hospitals/Government Dispensaries, all places of worship, Government Sports Institutions, Sainik Rest Houses, Government/Government Aided Educational Institutions & attached hostels). This concession has already came into effect from July 1, 2022.
As per the circular, in case of Bimonthly Consumption up to 600 units/Monthly Consumption up to 300 units, there would be Zero Bill for all domestic consumers using electricity for residential purpose only i.e. no energy charges, fixed charges, meter rent and Govt. levies/taxes shall be charged to these consumers.
In case bimonthly consumption exceeds 600 units or monthly consumption exceeds 300 units, the SC, BC, Non-SC/BC BPL and Freedom Fighters of Punjab along with their successors (up to grandchildren) who fulfill the conditions as per the Self-Declaration shall pay energy charges only for the units consumed in excess of 600 units bimonthly/300 units monthly, along with fixed charges, meter rentals and government levies/taxes. As free 600 units bimonthly/300 units monthly shall pertain to initial slabs of tariff, therefore, the electricity consumption in excess of 600 units bimonthly/300 units monthly shall be billed as per the applicable slabs of monthly tariff above 300 units.
All the other domestic consumers (except those covered above) shall pay energy charges for their entire consumption as per applicable tariff issued by the PSERC from time to time, along with fixed charges, meter rentals & Government levies/taxes, in case their consumption is more than 600 units bimonthly / 300 units monthly.
In case of Rooftop Solar Domestic Prosumers, the Monthly Import Consumption up to 300 units would entail zero monthly bill for such consumers. If the Monthly Import Consumption is more than 300 units then Monthly billing system would be applied as per existing instructions issued vide CC 22/2015 dt. June 8, 2015 and CC No. 36/2021 dt. October 5, 2021.