34pc increase in electricity bill due to CEB strike!

Sep 22, 2017

The consumer’s electricity bill has gone up by 34 per cent as a result of the six-day strike by CEB workers. This due to a delay of around seven days in the billing date. As a result, the units of electricity consumed have increased. A household that normally receives a bill for around Rs. 2,200 will have to pay around Rs. 3,150 this month.

As usual, the strike only resulted in the consumer public being harassed. Some suffered due to about five days due to power disconnections.

The objective cited by the strikers did not materialize. After demanding a rectification of the irregular salary increase, they too, got a 13 pc pay hike. After ending their rivalries within the CEB, they now appear to be at peace. For that, the consumer public has to pay from their pockets.

Ashika Brahmana