Rate Schedule – LV - 1

DOMESTIC LIGHT & FAN AND POWER :

• Applicability

• Character of service

• Point of Supply

• Tariff

• Important note for consumers

• Billing in case of defective meters

• Other Terms and Conditions

DOMESTIC LIGHT & FAN AND POWER : 

1    Applicability:

 This tariff is applicable to the light and fan, Domestic Power for heaters, cookers, refrigerators and other domestic appliances, Dharamshalas, Student Hostels, Ashrams, Hospitals run by Charitable Trusts, Government medical facilities (excluding private clinics and nursing homes), Mosques, Temples, Churches, Religious and Spiritual Institutions, Water Works and street light in private colony and Co-operative Societies, Post office at residence of a villager; residential premises of Advocates, Doctors, Artists, Weavers , Bidi makers, stitching and embroidery workers, fractional HP motor (not more than one number) used by Kumhar for Shailchak even though part of residence is utilized for their professional work. The lawyers chambers, even outside their residence, shall also be covered under domestic tariff in view of M P High Court decision in Shiv Narain & another v/s MPEB and others (AIR 1999 Madhya Pradesh 246).

2      Character of service:

(a)             Alternating Current, 50 cycles single phase, 230 Volts upto a load of 2kW.

(b) Alternating Current, 50 cycles, three phase, 400 Volts or above depending upon the availability of voltage of supply for load above 2kW.

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3      Point of Supply:

Energy will be supplied to the consumer at a single point.  

4          Tariff:

Important :  
(a)    In respect of SC/ST SLP consumers belonging to below poverty line (BPL) families, the energy bills upto 25 units per month shall be paid by the State Government. However, if the recorded consumption or the assessed consumption on the basis of connected load checked and 21% load factor, is found more than 25 units/month, then the extra amount over and above 25 units/month shall be payable by the consumer at Tariff – 1.1.1
(b)   MD based tariff under 1.2.3 shall be charged to consumers having annual consumption of more than 12000 units and they will be provided MD meter compulsorily
(c)    If a consumer under unmetered domestic category gives his willingness and enters into agreement by 31st December, 2002 with the Board for availing metered supply, then the fixed charges would be levied as applicable to metered domestic consumers of appropriate category and the energy charges will be levied for minimum 60 units per month (till the time meters are installed by the Board). 
(d)   For the consumers not opting for metered supply, the fixed charges would be payable at the rate Rs. 160/- per month and energy charges would be levied for minimum of 60 units per month for below poverty line (BPL) consumers (subject to submission of documentary evidence) and 100 units per month for other or as assessed during inspection/checking, whichever is higher.
(e)   The Board shall ensure installation of meters on the premises of such consumers opting for metered supply within a period of three months from the date of agreement. The responsibility of installation of meters will lie with the officer incharge of the area under the supervision of Chief Engineer of the concerned area.  Progress shall be reported monthly to the Commission
(f)     All the consumers whose connections are located in RURAL category, shall be charged at RURAL rates. All other consumers would be charged at URBAN rates.
( All the consumers whose connections are  in villages/ towns having a population of less than 10,000 as per 1991 census will fall in RURAL  category. All other consumers would fall in  URBAN category)

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5        Important note for consumers :

Timely payment of bills by the consumers
The Commission is of the view that alongwith ensuring timely distribution of bills by the utility to the consumers, the consumers also have a moral responsibility for making timely payment of bills to the utility for the commodity and the services availed.
In exceptional case of non-receipt of bill by the consumer within 15 days of reading of meter or 20 days of the due date of payment of preceding month’s bill, the consumer is expected to collect the bill himself from the utility office and make payment before due date. In case of any non-cooperation in making available the duplicate bill, concerned MPSEB officer will be held responsible.

6     Billing in case of defective meters

 The consumer shall be billed for the period, when the meter has become defective, on the basis of average consumption of previous three meter reading cycles.  In cases where the recorded consumption of past three meter reading cycles, prior to the date meter became defective, is either not available or partially available, the consumption pattern of three meter reading cycles subsequent to the installation of repaired/replaced meter shall be taken for estimation of consumption.  This charge shall be levied till the meter is repaired/replaced and metering restored on the actual consumption basis.

7 Rounding off

All bills will be rounded off to the nearest rupee.

8   Other Terms and Conditions

a)      Late payment Surcharge: If the bills are not paid by the consumers within the period (due date) prescribed, a surcharge of 1.5% per month of the total amount of monthly bill (including outstanding arrears) will be payable in addition.

b)      Fuel/ Variable Cost Adjustment (VCA) Charge: Fuel charge/ VCA charge, if any, shall be levied  in addition to energy charge.

c)      Meter Hire – Meter Hire shall be charged only for demand/special meters or meters with CTs as per the Schedule of Miscellaneous Charges. Part of a month will be reckoned as full month for purpose of billing.

d)      The foregoing tariffs are applicable to connections having connected load not exceeding 100 HP (75 kW). Consumers having existing load in excess of 100 HP (75 kW) are allowed time till 30th June 2003, for conversion of their connection from LT to HT supply. Such consumers will have to pay Transformer rent and 3% losses separately upto the time the transformer is installed by the consumer. In future, if any consumer is found having connected load more than 100 HP (75kW), the consumer will be required to convert to HT within six months from date of checking.

e)      In case of any dispute on applicability of tariff on a particular LT category, the decision of the Commission shall be final and binding.

f)        The tariff does not include any tax or duty, etc. on electrical energy that may be payable at any time in accordance with any law then in force. Such charges, if any, shall be payable by the consumer in addition to the tariff charges.  

Notwithstanding the provisions, if any, contrary to the agreement entered into by the consumer with the Board, all conditions prescribed herein shall be applicable to the consumer.

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