Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) has given consumers a reason to smile by turning down the state discom’s plea to hike tariffs for 2020-21 fiscal in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a formal announcement on Friday, the regulator said that existing power tariffs of 2019-20 would continue to be applicable for the current fiscal as well and would be effective October 1, 2020.
This means, Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL), the state-owned distribution company, will continue to charge Rs 5.75 per unit for rural domestic consumers with a fixed monthly charge of Rs 20. For urban consumers the charges will be Rs 6.25 per unit and a fixed monthly charge of Rs 75.
