Updated: Mom, 29 Sep 2025 10:23 PM (IST) in Lucknow, now all others, except agricultural consumers, will get electricity connection with prepaid smart meters. Power Corporation has instructed to set up dedicated teams for this, so that connections can be assured within the set time. However, the Consumer Council described the imperative of smart prepaid meter as a violation of the electricity law, as the cost of smart meters is much higher than before. A new electricity connection is available with prepaid smart meters. State Bureau, Lucknow. Despite all the protests, electricity connections (except agricultural consumers) will be available with prepaid smart meters. To ensure that there is no diarrhea to give compounds, Dr. Ashish Kumar Goel, chairman of Power Corporation, is now instructing managing directors of electricity distribution companies to form dedicated teams. The main engineer (distribution) of corporations was asked daily and director (trade) to perform weekly reviews to deliver new compounds within the particular period. Remove the ad, just read the news, while the order issued by Pankaj Kumar, MD of Power Corporation, is referred to the Government of the Government of India, it was clear that prepaid smart meters should be installed where smart meters should be installed. Prepaid smart meters should also be installed in case of meter malfunction or increase in weight. After this order, those who have applied for new connections in many places did not get connections within the set period. In such a situation, Monday, the chairman, Dr. Goyal, an order issued and instructed to form teams to ensure contact with smart meters on prepaid mode. Management of directors was asked daily to monitor the chief engineer (distribution) and director (trade) to provide new connections. The corporation management wants all applicants to get electricity connection before Deepawali. Awadhesh Verma, president of the Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Consumer Council, who questions the imperative of new compounds through smart prepaid meters, says it is a violation of the electricity law-2003. Verma said that without any obstacle a new connection should be given at affordable rates. It is noteworthy that the applicant for the new connection now has to pay about six thousand rupes for smart meters, while the meter was installed earlier, only about 900 rupees had to be paid.
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