Energy minister AK Sharma has directed the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) management to start installing meters in the residences of power personnel, ensuring that all power officials, employees and pensioners consume electricity as per the provisions.
Along with chief secretary Durga Shankar Mishra, he was reviewing efforts being made to improve power supply and enhance revenue collection in a meeting with energy department officials and managing directors of discoms (distribution companies), at Shakti Bhawan, on Saturday.
The minister said that the Electricity Act, 2003, did not permit unmetered power to any class of consumers and questioned why power department personnel in the state did not have energy meters at their residences.
