TNPDCL CMD directs officials to re-inspect 3.70 lakh electricity bills in Chennai
The Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation has ordered a re-inspection of 3.70 lakh electricity bills following widespread consumer complaints regarding inflated charges. Officials must compare current bills with May data and issue corrections by August 7.
Why it matters
This highlights administrative accountability and the urgent need for infrastructure modernization, such as smart meters, to prevent billing errors for millions of consumers.
In the wake of hundreds of domestic consumers complaining about inflated electricity bills for July month, the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation limited (TNPDCL) has planned to reexamine more than 3.70 lakh electricity bills by deputing all the officials in the city.
In a circular issued by Chairman and Managing Director of TNPDCL Arun Roy, dated August 29, citing the widespread complaints received from domestic consumers about exorbitant electricity bills having been issued to several consumers, he has directed all electricity officials including senior officials of Chief Engineers and Superintending Engineers, to re-inspect the electricity bills which have high variations. The circular has noted that 3.70 lakh consumers who have received high bills to be rechecked by comparing the bills of May this year.
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