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Tripura Electricity Utility Challenges Contractor, Probes Smart Meter Fraud

A four-member task force will examine underbilling allegations against the contractor behind nearly 90,000 smart meter installs.

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Overview

  • TSECL issued a showcause notice to TDS Management Consultants for consistent underbilling that deprived the corporation of revenue.
  • Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath ordered the creation of a task force to swiftly resolve technical disputes and billing anomalies in smart meters.
  • Investigators found a meter reader colluded to submit false readings over three years, triggering a single bill of about ₹82,000.
  • Opposition CPI(M), Congress and Trinamool Congress continue statewide protests, and authorities guarantee consumers can keep legacy meters or revert installations if faults are proven.
  • Under the RDSS modernization drive, TSECL has installed 89,632 smart meters since December and aims to deploy six lakh more by March 2027 at an estimated cost of ₹603 crore.