More than 1.1 million smart meters installed in UP till March: Minister

The Uttar Pradesh government’s power department installed more than 11 lakh smart meters since the project began in 2018, Energy Minister AK Sharma said in the assembly on Wednesday.

The data shared by the minister was updated till March 20.

“From the start of the installation work till March 20, 2023, 11.79 lakh smart meters were installed in the state. In this period, 72,846 complaints were received regarding the meters. Of these complaints, 56,681 were found true after which the meters were changed,” he said in reply to a question by Samajwadi Party member Atul Pradhan.