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Domestic Electricity LT Tariff Slabs and Rates for all states in India in 2020

Electricity Bill constitutes a significant amount of one’s household budget and knowing and understanding the tariff is necessary for working out a strategy to reduce it. The electricity tariff rates keep changing every year and we at Bijli Bachao thought that it will be very useful for our readers to know about the latest fixed and unit rates applicable for their State in in 2020. So we do our research for all the states in India regularly and publish a table that lists all the latest tariff slabs and rates applicable for LT (Low Tension) domestic customers in urban & rural centres in India. As the tariffs change, we update them on the list. Please note that these do not apply to commercial and HT connections. Also, note that the slabs are not the only constituent of an electricity bill, and there are several other components such as electricity duty, power purchase cost adjustment, surcharge, fuel surcharge, etc. and go to 10-25 per cent of the Bill. This can be seen in your energy bill. You can use our calculator at the link to calculate and evaluate your electricity bill for the LT domestic consumer.

Self-assessment of unit consumption

Most of our readers are always in doubt whether their energy meter is recording correctly or not. For this, one can either install a check-meter in their house and compare the readings recorded by the meters and if there is a significant difference, a complaint can be lodged with the power company. There is also another way of assessing the likely energy (in units). For this, take note of the wattage mentioned for each of the equipment/appliance in ‘watts’ on the nameplate and assess the usage in hours per day during the month you want to make the assessment. With this information available, you can use a calculator from UPPCL website which can give a fair idea of likely consumption.

For understanding the relation between watt, kilowatt, unit and Horsepower click here.

Energy Bill

There are basically two units one will come across while understanding an Energy Bill i.e. kW called connected/sanction load and another consumption of energy i.e. kWh (or also called unit). Be careful that if the actual demand exceeds the sanctioned demand, then the fixed charge/kW will increase depending on the state, and sometimes the excess energy bill is painful when it is with arrears of 1-2 years.

Besides this, there are other charges one can find in his bill namely (i) Electricity Duty (ii) Fuel Surcharge (iii) Power Purchase adjustment cost (iv) surcharge etc. and this can to a big sum depending on your state/discom.

Tariff Structure of various states

The terms and conditions for new connection or change of connected load, meter complaint, types of connections are either given in the tariff order itself or one should visit the ‘Supply Code’ of his state. The tariff structure of various states in respect of fixed and variable charges varies widely and detailed as under with a link to the tariff order and the page number to get the tariff of your state:

Andhra Pradesh

1. Refer to pg. no. 256 of this link for detail tariff order
2. Monthly meter reading is taken
3. Single-phase connection up to 5 kW load and three-phase above it
4. A consumer having more than 500 units can opt for smart meter having a rebate of Re.1/- during 10 AM to 12 Noon
5. The tariff is in three groups namely Group A (up to 900 units), B (between 900-2700 units) and C (above 2700 units)

Assam

1. Refer page no. 196-198 of this link for detailed tariff order
2. If any unit consumed for commercial, then the category will change to commercial

Bihar

1. Refer page no. 410 of this link for detailed tariff order
2. Single-phase up to 7 kW and three-phase above 5 kW, an option to consumer to choose between 5 to 7 kW
3. Kutir Jyoti/BPL Rural & Urban Load up to 250 W and units up to 50 units/month – if violated DS-I or II will be applicable
4. In case of DS-I and II, any portion used for commercial than a separate connection of NDS-1 shall be taken
5. Group housing society desires to avail single point metering, can avail DS-III (optional) connection. This may not be economical for the consumer since the advantage of slab not available.
6. For DS-II, the billing demand shall be the max. demand recorded during the month or 85% of the contract demand whichever is higher. If in any month the recorded maximum demand exceeds 110% of contract demand, the excess demand shall be billed at twice the normal charges. One should be careful to get the contract demand revised as early as possible as the penalty may turn up to lakhs after few months.
7. For terms and condition of supply, one should refer to the Bihar supply code

DS-III (Demand-based up to 74 kW): Fixed Charge of RS. 40/kW and at a flat rate of Rs. 7.50/unit.

Chhattisgarh

1. Refer page. No. 247 of this link for detailed tariff order
2. Single-phase up to 3 kW and three-phase up to 112.5 kW
3. The domestic consumer is eligible for State Govt. Subsidy
4. If LV-1 Domestic uses part of the dwelling unit other then the specified then the entire consumption will be treated in LV-2 Non-Domestic
5. For other terms and condition of supply, one should refer to the Chattisgarh Supply Code

Delhi

1. Refer page no. 378 for this link for detailed domestic tariff
2. Power Purchase Cost Adjustment (PPAC) @ 11.55%, surcharge @ 8% and Electricity Duty @ 5% on fixed and energy cost
3. Delhi State has announced subsidy of Nil energy charge up to 200 units and a half from 200-400 units subject to consumption only up to 400 units. Check discom webpage for “How to calculate the saving in energy bill due to subsidy”
4. For other terms and condition of supply, one should refer to the Delhi Supply Code

Goa

1. Refer Chapter 11 of tariff Schedule of Gazette Order

Domestic is having two categories namely LT-D and LT-LIG(Low Income Group)

Low Income Group (LIG) apply to a consumer having sanctioned load of 0.1 kW (2 points with 2×40 watts) and consumes up to 30 units per month

Caution: The premises or flat which are closed or locked for a continuous period of more than three months and having sanctioned load more than 10 kW, the monthly minimum charges would be Rs. 1000/-

Gujarat

1. Refer page no. 185 of this link for detailed tariff
2. Tariff applicable for all the Distribution Company viz. DGVCL, MGVCL, PGVCL and UGVCL. As regards Torrent Power having a license for the distribution of power in Gnadhinagar, Ahemdabad and Surat are also given below.
3. The power supply code may be referred for checking the terms and conditions of supply as approved by the regulatory commission.
4. The charges specified are on a monthly basis. Distribution Licensee may decide the period
   of billing and adjust the tariff rate accordingly
5. Except in cases where the supply is used for purposes for which a lower tariff is provided in the tariff schedule, the power supplied to any consumer shall be utilized only for the purpose for which supply is taken and as provided for in the tariff
6. The tariff does not include Fuel Power Purchase Price Adjustment (FPPPA) of Rs 2.11/unit and Electricity Duty of 15% which is having a significant effect on the energy bill.
7. The terms and condition are provided in the supply code and Torrent power link may be referred.

Torrent Power: For power supply to Ahmedabad, Surat and Dahej

The tariff does not include Fuel Power Purchase Price Adjustment (FPPPA) of Rs 2.11/unit and Electricity Duty of 15% which is having a significant effect on the energy bill.

Haryana

1. Click here on this link for detailed Domestic tariff
2. Energy charges in case of Domestic consumers are telescopic in nature up to the consumption of 800 Units/month. In case of consumption more than 800 units/month, no slab benefit shall be admissible and tariff applicable will be Rs.7.10 /kWh for total consumption during the period
3. Fixed charges for Bulk Supply Domestic are in Rs./kW of the recorded demand.
4. For terms and condition of power supply, one should visit Haryana Power Supply Code
5. Transaction charges (MDR) for payment through payment gateway on the website of the discoms by credit/debit card, net banking shall be borne by the discoms, as per earlier Order

Himachal Pradesh

1. Refer page no. 16 of this link for detailed tariff order, and terms and condition are also given in the link.
2. Lifeline consumers max. limit of 60 units applicable and if the consumption exceeds than normal tariff applicable
3. The subsidy given by GoHP for the second slab i.e. 126-300 kWh shall apply to prepaid meter consumers also
4. Prepaid meter consumer shall be charged energy charges only with no fixed charges, meter rent and service charges

Jharkhand

1. Refer page no. 127 of this link for detailed tariff order
2. Tariff applicable for Rural and Urban
3. Fixed Charges Rs. 75/connection/month and unit charge of Rs. 4.25/unit
4. Domestic Service – HT: This Schedule shall apply for domestic connection in Housing Colonies /Housing Complex / Houses of multi-storied buildings purely for residential use for single point metered supply, with power supply at 33 kV or 11 kV voltage level. DS- HT consumers, who supply power to individual households, the average per-unit charges billed to an individual consumer shall not exceed 105% of the average per-unit cost paid to the Petitioner. This additional 5% allowed reflects the internal distribution losses in the housing complex and administrative and distribution costs. Fixed Charges Rs. 200/kVA/month and unit charge of Rs. 3.80/unit

Karnataka

1. Refer to Schedule 7 (page no. 108) and page no. 7 of this link for detailed tariff and also providing terms and condition of supply.
2. There are five distribution company namely BESCOM, GESCOM, MESCOM, HESCOM and CESC and the tariff order for all the companies is same.
3. The tariff for BJ/KJ consumer is completely subsidized by the GOK. In case, the subsidy is not released by the GOK, then the applicable tariff is Rs. 7.02/unit subject to a monthly minimum charge of Rs. 45 per month.

Kerala

1. Refer page no. 274-75 of this link
2. The tariff order also includes the tariff which will apply in 2020-21
3. When unit consumption exceeds 250 units the slab structure changes
4. Up to 1 kW load and 40 units is BPL and the rate is Rs. 1.50/unit with nil fixed charge
5. Fixed charges are different for single and three-phase and indicated in the col. with (-) in between
6. Telescopic Tariff for consumers up to 250 units and non-telescopic above 250 units

Madhya Pradesh

1. Refer page no. 184 of the link
2. For BPL, sanctioned load not more than 100 watts and consumption not more than 30 units/month: Fixed Charge Nil and unit charge Rs. 3.25/unit but with a minimum charge of Rs. 45 per connection per month.
3. Fixed Charges calculated based on the unit consumed during the month i.e. 0.1 kW for every 15 units or part consumed. For consumption of 125 units, the assessed load will be 0.9 kW and fixed charges for the urban area will be Rs. 9×23=207
4. A minimum charge of Rs. 70 per connection as minimum charge towards energy charge is applicable for the below category.

Maharashtra

The tariff of MSEDCL is given at Table no. 9.27 and page no. 475 of this link whereas that of TATA, Adani and BEST is taken from their website. The fixed charge for TATA, ADANI and BEST is common whereas that of MSEDCL different as shown in the table given below.

The Terms and Condition are also detailed in the Tariff order of MSEDCL and respective website of the licensee for Mumbai area.

Manipur and Mizoram

1. Refer page no. 146 of this link
2. Single Phase up to 8 kW and three phase above 8 kW
3. Delayed payment beyond due date surcharge @ 2% at simple interest on the outstanding principal amount
4. For unmetered Kutirjyoti/BPL, the bill is worked out as given in clause 5.1

Meghalaya

1. Refer page no. 125 of this link
2. Unmetered Kutir Jyoti @ RS. 170/connection
3. For metered Kuti Jyoti @ Rs. 3.65 up to 30 units and if exceeds, than domestic tariff shall apply

Nagaland

1. Refer page no. 67 of the link
2. Single Point metering Rural @ Rs. 3.60, Urban: Rs. 4.65
3. Charges for the public lighting to be recovered from the consumers Domestic: Rs. 10/connection/month

Orissa

1. Retail Tariff notification 22^nd March 2018 effective from 1^st April 2018
2. Domestic Kutir Jyoti up to 30 units/month monthly fixed charge of Rs. 80.
3. Rates for reconnection, meter rent (collected for a period of sixty months and once the entire amount collected, it should stop.
4. Terms and conditions are detailed in subsequent pages of the tariff and for further details, one can see the supply code.

Punjab

1. Refer page no. 218 of the link for tariff and page no. 198 for terms and conditions of the tariff
2. Where a portion of the residential premises is used regularly for the conduct of business, the supply in that portion shall be separately metered under separate connection and billed under Schedule NRS.
3. Domestic Tariff is SVI.3 and classified from SVI 3.1 to SVI 3.5

Rajasthan

1. Refer page no 6 of the link for tariff
2. Single phase up to 5 kW and three phase above it up to 100 kVA
3. Where a portion of the dwelling is used for mixed load purposes the connection shall be billed for the purpose for which the tariff is higher
4. Fixed Charges shall be levied on the basis of average monthly consumption of previous financial year
5. A rebate of 25 Paise per unit subject to a maximum of Rs. 300 per month for a maximum period of 5 years in the “Energy Charges” shall be allowed if the consumer installs and uses “Solar Water Heating System”, after approval by Jaipur Discom.
6. A rebate of 10 Paise per unit shall be allowed if consumer opt for prepaid metering system
7. Delayed Payment Surcharge (DPS) shall be levied @ 2% (Two Percent) on unpaid dues
8. An incentive of 0.15% on energy charges & fixed charges shall be allowed in his next bill where the payment is received before seven(7) days from the due date of the bill.

Sikkim

1. Refer page no. 150 of the link for tariff

Tamil Nadu

1. Refer to link for tariff
2. Tamil Naidu has given a subsidy of Nil tariff up to 100 units of consumption
3. For power supply code which describes the conditions so that consumer is not harassed without any reason

Telangana

1. Refer page no. 3 of the link tariff
2. No fixed tariff for the domestic consumer but minimum charges prescribed if no unit consumed
3. Customer Charges is also given below applicable for various slabs

Minimum Charges

Customer Charge in Rs for various slabs

Tripura

1. Page no. 192 for the tariff and last issued in 2014
2. A rebate of 2% on the total billing amount will be allowed to the consumer for prompt payment made on or before the due date
3. Surcharge @ 2% per month or part thereof at simple interest shall be levied, if payment is made after the due date

Union Territories

Union Territories namely Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Ladakh and Puducherry. In exercise of powers conferred by the Electricity Act 2003, the Central Government constituted a Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for all the Union Territories except Delhi to be known as the “Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for the Union Territories” vide notification no. 23/52/2003-R&R dated May 2, 2005. Later with the joining of the State of Goa, the Commission came to be known as “Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for the State of Goa and Union Territories”. The tariff order of various Union Territories is not detailed in this post. In case anyone interested, he can google search the JERC tariff order of that UT and visit Chapter 10.1 for tariff and other related terms and condition.

Uttaranchal

1. Refer page no 327 for domestic tariff
2. General Condition of Supply is given in Annexure 9 at page no. 320 onwards

Uttar Pradesh

1. The tariff order linked is Paschimanchal and applicable for all distribution company.
2. Surcharge and Penalty for delayed payment: 1.25%/month up to three months; 2%/month thereafter
3. Refer cost data book for all charges applicable for while seeking new connection
4. Refer Supply Code for all issues related to connection/disconnection, billing, meter defects, wrong billing etc.
5. Refer Amendment No. 13 for conversion of single point supply to multi-point supply

West Bengal

1. Tariff schedule is given on the link also describes the terms and condition applicable for various consumers.
2. Slabs are for quarterly consumption
3. Fixed Charge for the Lifeline is Rs.5/kVA/month and other domestic consumers for both WBSEDC and CESC shall be Rs. 15/kVA/month
4. The consumer shall note that the fixed charge is on kVA, and therefore, the low power factor will increase the demand charge.

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