Uttar Pradesh discontinues smart prepaid meters, converting them to postpaid to address consumer complaints and billing irregularities.
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to discontinue the smart prepaid electricity meter system across the State and convert the already-installed devices to postpaid with immediate effect, Energy Minister A.K. Sharma said on Friday.
The move comes amid growing protests in several districts over alleged excess billing and irregularities linked to smart prepaid meters installed under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).
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