Myth about Bi-Monthly Billing System for Electricity Consumers in the State of Haryana
There has been a misconception among electricity consumers in India about the monthly/ bi-monthly billing systems. Such misconc eption is not limited to any specific city or state but across the co untry. Most of the consumers meeting the author during his awareness campaign have expressed their concern saying the bi-monthly billing is doubly charged as the rates are on a slab basis and theses slabs get over in the first month itself and in the 2nd month of the bill, the rates become flat rate system or i n the next higher slabs because the slab rates get over in the first month of the bill. Unfortunately in the sector of Electricity, the higher the consumption, the higher is the rate per unit. While the author has been giving a practical demonstration from the copies of the bill brought by the attendees in the workshop proving that the billing system won't make any financial deception to the consumers whether charged on monthly billing or bi-monthly billing sys...