Hingoli, Aug. 11 -- A daily-wage worker in Hingoli city has reportedly received an electricity bill of a staggering Rs 2.18 lakh for two months despite using only a few basic appliances at her modest three-room house, raising questions over the functioning of smart metres being installed by the state power utility in Maharashtra.
The woman, Prabhavati Shravane, a resident of Siddharthnagar in Hingoli, said her household uses just three lights, two fans and a television. However, after a smart metre was installed in place of the old electricity metre, she was issued a bill amounting to Rs 2.18 lakh.
Ms Shravane, who depends on daily wages to support her family, said she was shocked on receiving the bill and was unable to understand how she...