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Delhi subsidy scheme

Subsidy scheme by Govt. of NCT of Delhi for domestic consumers

DERC has framed the following guidelines for implementation of the subsidy scheme.
The subsidy scheme shall become operational from the date of implementation of the next tariff order of DERC, and shall remain applicable upto 28.12.2009.
Subsidy shall be linked to the bills of a particular consumer reference i.e. K number or consumer reference number (CRN).
The proposed subsidy of Re.1/- per unit (KWH) shall be applied as follows:
  Peak months in one year : 6
  Non-peak months in one year : 6
  Monthly consumption limit for peak months: 200 units/ calendar month with a variation upto 10 units per billing cycle.
  Monthly consumption limit for non-peak months: 150 units/ calendar month with a variation upto 10 units per billing cycle.
The classification of peak / non-peak months shall be as follows:
  Summer peak months: May, June, July and August
  Winter peak months: December and January
  Feb, March, April, Sept., Oct. and Nov. shall be taken as non-peak months.
Only a brief mention of the subsidy amount shall be made in the bill. Details of the subsidy scheme shall be separately publicized by the Govt. by issuing public notices. The Discoms should print standardized messages on the bill informing the consumers of the new subsidy scheme and encourage them to take metered connections and conserve electricity to avail the subsidy. Such messages may be carried for a few billing cycles after the scheme is launched.
The proposed subsidy shall be given to a consumer for his consumption upto 150 units per month in a non-peak month or 200 units per month in a peak month. No subsidy shall be given for the month in which the monthly consumption crosses 150 units in non-peak- peak months and 200 units in peak months. However, a variation upto 10 units per billing cycle shall be allowed while passing on the subsidy to the consumer.
The proposed subsidy of Re.1/- per unit shall be applicable to only the domestic residential consumers mentioned under regulation 4 (i)a(i) of chapter II of Delhi Electricity Supply Code and Performance Standards Regulations, 2007 and it shall not be available to the following categories of domestic consumers:
  Un-metered connections.
  Staff connections DVB / DESU employees.
  Temporary connections of any nature or duration.
  Consumers listed under 4 (i)a (ii to x) of chapter II of Delhi Electricity Supply Code and Performance Standards Regulations, 2007, eg. Government Hospitals, places of worship, etc.
  Consumers of NDMC area and CGHS societies taking supply at 11 KV through a single point as certified by the GoNCTD.
If any registered consumer is found indulging in power theft at his connection (vide a particular K number) and the same is established by way of a speaking order by the Discom’s Enforcement Dept., the consumer will not be eligible for the proposed subsidy, irrespective of his consumption pattern, from the date of the enforcement order, for the remaining months of the year in which the theft was detected. Further action shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of Act / Regulation for DAE / theft cases.

However, if the charge is not finally proved or is dropped, consumer shall be entitled to the subsidy denied to him.

Method of Computation:
In case of Provisional billing, i.e. if meter reading is not available for a cycle, the Provisional bill will be raised on average / assessed units as prescribed in DERC guidelines. If the average / assessed consumption is within monthly consumption limits, the consumer shall be allowed subsidy. When the actual bill is raised application of subsidy shall be in the following manner :
  If the actual consumption is also within monthly consumption limits for subsidy, the actual bill will include subsidy after adjusting subsidy already provided in provisional bills.
  If the actual consumption is beyond monthly consumption limit, the actual bill will be without subsidy. However, subsidy already given by way of Provisional bills will not be recovered/ adjusted.
  If the original Provisional bill was beyond consumption limits, but the actual consumption falls within monthly consumption limits, the subsidy for that period shall be provided in the revised bill.
In bi-monthly billing cycle, the subsidy shall be calculated for two months. For cycles covering part(s) of peak month(s) and part(s) of non-peak- peak month(s), the permissible limit of consumption for availing subsidy will be computed pro-rata to the number of days in each month. The pro-rata subsidy calculation shall also apply to:
  Non-cyclic bills, such as Final bill, Upto date bill, Disconnection, Reconnection, etc.
  For consumers being disconnected during the year, the annual limit of 2100 units will be pro-rated to the number of peak and non-peak days falling in his billing duration.
  In case a consumer changes his tariff category from domestic to other category or vice versa, subsidy will be given to him based on the number of days his billing was on domestic category as defined in the eligibility criteria in 6 & 7 above.
  For the transitionary billing cycles covering partial period of the current subsidy regime and partial period of the new subsidy regime, the total subsidy shall be applied proportional to the number of days in the cycle corresponding to each regime.
If a bill amendment results in the total number of units falling under the subsidy limits, subsidy will be given to the consumer. However, if a bill amendment results in the total units exceeding the subsidy limits, wherein the original bill had been prepared with subsidy, the subsidy given earlier will not be recovered.