Smart prepaid meters are installed in UP without permission, are the rights of consumers violated? - Smart prepaid meters in UP Consumer Council claim a lack of consent

Smart prepaid meters are installed in UP without permission, are the rights of consumers violated? Updated: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 10:20 pm (IST) UTTAR PRADESH STATE ELECTRICITY CONSUMER COUNCIL has claimed that smart prepaid meters are installed in the state without the consent of consumers, which is a violation of the electricity law 2003. is, and also granted, and that the caretakers of the lakh, and also were granted, and also granted, and that the consumers of the Lakh were recorded. transferred. Smart prepaid meters are installed in UP without permission, are the rights of consumers violated? Rabyu, Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Consumer Council Chairman Awadhesh Kumar Verma claimed that smart prepaid electricity meters are installed in the state without the consent consent. Under section 47 (5) of the Electricity Act 2003, consumers received the option to install prepaid and paid meters. No amendment has been made yet. Remove advertisement that has only read news in such a situation, it is clear that every consumer has the right to choose paid or prepaid meter himself. So far, 43.44 Lakh -smart prepaid meters have been installed across the state. Of these, approximately 20.69 Lakh prepaid meters were installed without the consent consent. In addition, the deposit security amount of consumers was also transferred to the prepaid account without permission.