Monthly bills of domestic consumers with up to 2 kW connection have decreased by 49% to 75% compared to 2014-2015
Bills of most Category-2 consumers have decreased
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh -
Haryana’s Energy Minister Anil Vij clarified regarding electricity tariff rates, stating that the propaganda spread by some claiming that electricity bills have increased fourfold is entirely baseless and false. He emphasized that there has been no change in the electricity tariff for agricultural consumers. Similarly, monthly bills of domestic consumers with up to 2 kW connection have decreased by 49% to 75% compared to the financial year 2014-15, and most Category-2 consumers have also seen a reduction in their bills. He added that approximately 94% of electricity consumers fall under Category-1 and Category-2, and most of their bills have decreased.
Vij said that as per the revised electricity tariff structure, Minimum Monthly Charges (MMC) have been removed for all categories of domestic consumers, as Haryana’s DISCOMs are committed to providing continuous, uninterrupted, affordable, and consumer-focused power services. He noted that electricity tariffs in Haryana are significantly lower for both LT (Low Tension) and HT (High Tension) consumers compared to neighboring states.Over the last decade, from FY 2014-15 to FY 2024-25, AT&C (Aggregate Technical and Commercial) losses have been reduced from 29% to 10%, he said.
He mentioned that agricultural consumers in Haryana continue to receive electricity at 10 paise/unit (metered) and Rs. 15/BHP/month (flat rate) as before. Similarly, for metered connections, MMC has been reduced to Rs. 180 (up to 15 BHP) and Rs. 144 (above 15 BHP).
Vij said that under the revised tariff structure, Category-I domestic consumers (connected load up to 2 kW and monthly consumption up to 100 units) have seen a 49% to 75% reduction in their bills compared to the financial year 2014-15. When compared to the previous tariff structure (with MMC), the bill amounts have dropped significantly.
Additionally, for Category-II consumers (connected load up to 5 kW), there has been an increase of 3% to 9% in bills compared to FY 2024-25. However, compared to FY 2014-15, most consumers in this category have seen a reduction, with only a few slabs seeing an increase of less than 1%. Around 94% of total domestic consumers fall under Category-I and II, Sh. Vij said.
For Category-III consumers, there has been an increase of 5% to 7% compared to FY 2024-25. For lower consumption levels in this category, the percentage increase may appear larger, but only 6% of domestic consumers fall under this category, he added.