Fixed charge has been increased in electricity bills from this month, this has given another big shock to the electricity consumers, this will increase the expenses on the pockets of the consumers, the increase in fixed charge in electricity bills has started from August 1 this month.
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Big news has come for electricity bill consumers, the fixed charge in the electricity bills of electricity consumers of Rajasthan has been increased, Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued new tariff orders for all three electricity distribution issuances of the state from August 1, in this, while increasing the electricity consumption unit rates, the fixed charge on electricity connection will increase by 5 to 15% from different categories of electricity consumers, the new tariff orders have come into effect from August 1 this month.
The Commission has issued tariff orders for the year 2024-25 for Jaipur, Ajmer and Jodhpur electricity distribution issue in the state. The commission has increased the electricity unit rates including fixed charges on different categories of electricity consumers. Under the new tariff order, from this time onwards, electricity companies will charge Rs 75 or more as permanent impact charge in electricity bills from different categories of electricity consumers as per their electricity consumption.
According to the information released by the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission, new tariff orders including fixed charges have been issued in electricity bills from BPL, Aastha category and non-domestic category electricity consumers in the state from August 1, while there has been a partial increase in the electricity bill rates for some categories of electricity consumers and keeping the electricity consumption charges of other categories of electricity consumers unchanged, the rates of fixed charges have increased by up to 15%.
In this, consumers consuming from 50 units of electricity to more than 500 units of electricity will have to pay additional charges ranging from Rs 20 to Rs 75 per month in their electricity bills from this month.
The commission has also increased the fixed charge on domestic category HT, non-domestic category LT and HT category consumers by 25 to 40 rupees per connection per month.
In the non-domestic category, the fixed charge on approved connection load above 5 kW has been increased by 150 rupees per kilowatt per month. In the non-domestic category above 50 kW, the permanent charge will now be ₹300 per kVA per month instead of ₹270 per kVA per month.
How much fixed charge in which category
BPL, Astha card holder, small consumer- first 50 units
Electricity unit rates earlier- Rs 3.50 per unit
Electricity unit rates now- Rs 4.75 per unit
Fixed charge earlier- Rs 100 now- Rs 150 per month
Small consumer, fixed charge earlier- Rs 125 now- Rs 150
Domestic category LT-1 slab applicable on consumption of more than 50 units
Domestic general category- 1 up to 150 units
Electricity consumption unit rates unchanged
Fixed charge earlier Rs 230
Now- Rs 250 per month
General domestic category- 2
150 to 300 units
Electricity consumption charge unchanged on consumption of 300 units per month
Fixed charge earlier- Rs 275 per connection per month
Fixed charge now Rs 300 per connection per month
General domestic category- 3
Consumption above 300 units and up to 500 units per month
Electricity consumption charge unchanged
Fixed charge earlier- Rs 345 per connection per month
Fixed charge now – Rs 400 per month
General domestic category – 4
Consumption above 500 units per month
Electricity consumption rates unchanged
Fixed charge earlier – Rs 400 per connection per month
Fixed charge now – Rs 450 per month
