Inflation hits people already suffering from power cuts! Electricity bills in Uttar Pradesh have risen for the second time in four months. Understand the full math: Consumers got a big shock due to power cut in UP; Fuel surcharge increased by 10%, bills will become expensive from June

A poet has written beautifully while describing the pain of rising inflation – “My wallet is crying, looking at the price… now inflation is directly stabbing my heart.”

These lines are fitting perfectly on crores of electricity consumers of Uttar Pradesh at this time. On one hand, while the entire state is suffering from the scorching heat and scorching heat, on the other hand Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation (UPPCL) has put a new burden of inflation on the public. The department has increased the fuel surcharge in electricity bills by 10%. This simply means that now the people of UP will have to shell out more than before to use electricity. These increased rates will be added to your electricity bill for the month of June.

Prices increased for the second time within 4 months

This shock is even bigger for the people of Uttar Pradesh because this is not the first increase. UPPCL had earlier increased fuel surcharge by 10% in the month of February this year also. This means that within just four months this is the second major increase in the electricity bill of the general public.

Power Corporation argues that to meet the sudden increase in demand in summer, they have to buy expensive electricity from outside. Apart from this, due to Iran war and geopolitical tensions globally, fuel prices have increased, the additional cost of which is being recovered from the common consumers in the form of fuel surcharge.

How much will it affect your bill? (Calculation Table)

You can see this 10% increase directly linked to your monthly expenses. Be it a domestic connection or a shop’s commercial meter, its direct impact will be visible on both:

Double impact on businessmen and general public

This decision will not only spoil the budget of the households, but small traders, shopkeepers and people running factories are also very worried. The price per unit of electricity at commercial meters is already much higher than domestic rates.

For example, if a small shopkeeper uses 450 units of electricity in a month and his average rate is ₹8 per unit, his bill would be ₹3600. Now with the addition of 10% surcharge, this bill will increase to approximately ₹ 3,960 (approximately Rs 4 thousand). Businessmen will not bear this additional cost from their own pockets, rather they will increase the prices of their goods and services, the ultimate burden of which will again fall on the pockets of the general public.

Despite Chief Minister’s advice, people are in distress

The people of Uttar Pradesh have a big reason to ask questions to the administration at this time. The public was continuously demanding that they should get continuous electricity supply without any cuts in this scorching heat. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath himself had given strict instructions that there should be no hindrance in the supply of electricity to the people of the state. But the ground reality is that as soon as the temperature rose after May 20, a series of undeclared power cuts started in the entire state which is continuing till now.

Now the situation is such that on one hand the citizens of UP are facing power cuts that last for hours, and on the other hand they are also facing huge electricity bills. This double current of electricity shortage and increased prices is troubling the public a lot.