This protest is being held to demand the cancellation of the draft Electricity Amendment Bill 2025, the removal of prepaid meters and the reinstatement of old meters, opposition to the forcible sale of public properties by the Bhagwant Mann government, and to address other issues.
The Uttar Pradesh Government headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has installed smart prepaid meters on the premises of a total of 2.69 crore consumers so far under the Government of India's Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, stated an official release.
JioThings Smart Utility Platform has partnered with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), the joint venture of Public Sector Enterprises under the Ministry of Power, to deploy 1 million smart prepaid meters in Bihar along with French electric utility firm EDF.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): State Energy Minister Shrikant Sharma, on Wednesday, issued necessary guidelines for how maximum benefits should be given to consumers in the next four years.