Smart meters will be installed in the houses of ministers!The government has taken a big step towards making the power supply more transparent and modern in Uttarakhand. chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has given instructions to install smart meters at the homes of all the ministers, MLAs and officials of the state. With this decision, the power consumption of government officials and public representatives will be made more transparent and the power reform program of the state will get momentum. The Chief Secretary Energy gave information about this decision of the Chief Minister. He informed that so far smart meters have been installed in the homes of 24,000 consumers in the state, and this process will be accelerated in the coming time. With smart meters, consumers will get online availability of information related to electricity consumption, moment-to-moment information of electricity usage and easy payment options.
The political controversy has also intensified over the decision to install smart meters. A war of words has broken out between the congress and the bjp over this. congress has targeted the government over smart meters, while bjp has termed Congress' opposition as an obstacle in power reform. congress MLA from Kichha broke the smart meter in protest, after which many congress leaders came out in his support. congress says that smart meters are wrongly giving high bills to consumers and this is causing trouble to the general public.
Congress' opposition is just a political stunt
On the other hand, bjp hit back at congress and said that Congress' opposition is just a political stunt. BJP's state media in-charge Manveer Singh Chauhan said that smart meters are necessary for the economy of both consumers and the state. He termed the opposition's allegations as misleading propaganda and said that smart meters have also been installed in Congress-ruled states like Himachal Pradesh.
Online monitoring of electricity consumption
According to the Energy Department, consumers will get many benefits from the installation of smart meters. These include online monitoring of electricity consumption. Consumers will be able to monitor their electricity usage in real time. Information about consumption every moment. Smart meter will give information about electricity consumption every hour to consumers. Consumers will receive bills according to their electricity consumption, which will reduce the possibility of incorrect billing. Consumers will be able to make payments easily through wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">digital means. Smart meters will effectively curb electricity theft, which will benefit the state government financially.
