Bihar Electricity Smart Meter: The Bihar government (Bihar Smart Meter Slab) has expedited the process of installing smart meters in every household in the state. This will ensure better facilities and uninterrupted power supply to the consumers. With smart meters, there will be no possibility of error in the electricity bill and consumers will be able to get daily information about their energy consumption.
Electricity Smart Meter: Bihar government is installing smart electricity meters. This will give many benefits to the people, but some people are also opposing it. The government says that smart meters will prevent electricity bill errors and people will not have to go anywhere to deposit the bill. Also, interest will also be given on keeping money in the meter.
Political battle over smart meters in Bihar
The electricity department is installing smart meters in every house in Bihar. This work is going on at a fast pace. People are opposing it at some places. The government has tried to convince people by telling the benefits of smart meters. Smart prepaid meters are being installed in place of old meters. The government says that this will provide better facilities and uninterrupted electricity to the people.
Know the 5 benefits of smart electricity meter
- With smart meter, there will be no scope for error in electricity bill. Meter reading and billing will be done automatically. No one will need to do anything. This will eliminate the possibility of error in the bill.
- Smart meter will immediately give you information about daily electricity expenditure and the amount deducted. With this, you will be able to keep an eye on your electricity consumption. You will be able to understand how much electricity you are using and where you can save. This will save your money.
- After installing smart meter, you will not need to go to the electricity office to deposit the electricity bill. You will be able to recharge your meter online from home. You can put as much money as you want. This is just like recharging a mobile.
- If you keep 2000 rupees or more in your smart meter, then you will also get interest. This interest can be more than the bank interest. If you keep 2000 rupees or more for three months, then you will get interest equal to the bank interest. If you keep it for three to six months, you will get 0.25% more interest than the bank interest. And if you keep it for more than six months, you will get 0.5% more interest than the bank interest.
- With smart meters, there will be no worry of late fees. Because you deposit the money in advance. So there is no question of missing the last date for depositing the bill. Due to this, you will not have to pay late fees.
Why is Smart Meter opposed
However, some people are opposing the Smart Meter. They have complaints too. Many people say that this meter has the problem of false reading. But the government says that Smart Meter will only benefit the people. And in the long run it will improve the power system of Bihar. It remains to be seen what happens next.
