Man Hospitalised After Receiving Rs 3,419 Crore Electricity Bill
A resident of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, was in great shock when she received an electricity bill of Rs 3,419 crore due to which her father-in-law fell ill.
Indian Middle-Class families are often concerned about their electricity bills, however, think about receiving an electricity bill of approximately 3,500 Crores. In a shocking incident, Priyanka Gupta, a resident of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, was in great shock when she received an electricity bill of a whopping ? 3,419 crore due to which her father-in-law fell ill. Gupta's husband, Sanjeev Kankane, said his father fell ill after seeing the huge figure on the electricity bill for the domestic electricity consumption for the month of June.
However, the bill was later corrected by the state power company, said Mr. Kankan. The Madhya Pradesh government-run power company blamed "human error". Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company (MPMKVVC) general manager Nitin Manglik blamed human error for the huge power bill and said action has been taken against the employees concerned in the matter. In this case, an employee entered the consumer number in place of the units consumed in the software, resulting in a bill with an extreme amount.
The correction was immediately made by the electricity board when the issue was raised to them by the consumer. The electricity department corrected the bill of 3,419 Crores and replaced it with the bill of Rs 1,300, Which caused relief to the worried Gupta family, who are residents of Shiv Vihar Colony in the city. How do you think your family would have reacted if something like this would have taken place with you? Do mention it in the comment section below.
