Economic Survey 2016: Simplify power tariff structure with two-three categories
India should simply its power tariff structure by classifying consumers in just two-three categories to bring about greater transparency and efficiency in billing, the Economic Survey said.
“Simplification of tariffs with, perhaps no more than two-three tariff categories, will improve transparency and may well yield consumption and collection efficiency, along with governance benefits,” the survey tabled in Parliament on February 26 said.
It pointed out that are many sub-categories within the main consumer categories.
“The basis for such fine and numerous distinctions across end users is not immediately apparent. After all, other energy products are characterised by a single price (or at most a few prices) across end users,” it said.
