Gaya power consumer body opposes proposed tariff hike
Vidyut Upbhokta Sangharsh Samiti, which represents the interests of Gaya power consumers, has strongly opposed the proposed power tariff hike. The power regulatory commission of the state is considering steep hike in tariff for different categories of power users, including the beneficiaries of Kutir Jyoti Yojana.The commission members, headed by power regulatory commission chairman SK Negi, on Thursday discussed the tariff issue with the stakeholders at Gaya collectorate.Samiti secretary Brajnandan Pathak raised the consumers' objections to the proposed hike on 18 points and submitted a three-page memorandum to Negi. The objections include the proposal to raise the fixed charges of the unmetered connections under the Kutir Jyoti scheme und.....