PANAJI: Union power minister RK Singh said here on Saturday that the new power tariff policy, to be unveiled within a month, will prohibit power companies from passing on their losses to the consumer beyond a limit.
The policy was currently under the Union government’s consideration, Singh told reporters here.
“The policy is pro-consumer and transparent,” he said.
“In the new policy, we are building the rights of the consumers. Right now there is no charter of rights of electricity consumers,” Singh said.
“In the policy, we will give (prescribe) standard of service. For example, if I make a call, I will get the response in stipulated time. If distribution company violates that then a penalty would be imposed,” the minister said.
