I can’t understand why Pakistanis are protesting against exorbitant electricity bills and rise in gas and oil charges ?
After all, Pakistan is an Islamic State, and people living in Madina ki Riyaasat lived without electricity. I cannot imagine the Prophet leading a demonstration of people demanding electricity. So why cannot Pakistanis live using oil lamps in the night, as Arabs did at the time of the Prophet.?
As for rise in gas prices, again I cannot understand what Pakistanis have to complain about.? Were there cooking cylinders at the time of the Prophet, or did people cook food using wood ( or maybe camel dung ) ? Why can’t Pakistanis do the same ( except that instead of camel dung they can use donkey dung, as it is reported that the donkey population has increased exponentially in Pakistan ).
Why should Pakistanis use cars,trucks and buses, which require petrol or diesel, for transportation ? Why do they need diesel or electric trains ? They should use camels, as people used at the time of the Prophet.
The camels will also supply milk for drinking,and this should replace cow milk ( as cow is a Hindu animal, and therefore cow milk is haraam, and is only meant for kaafirs ).
Camel dung can be used for cooking, and camel urine can be used as a medicine, as was done for centuries.
And following the example of their great Qaid-e-Azam, Pakistanis should start eating pork, drinking wine ( or was it Scotch whiskey which he partook before dinner ? ), and stop saying namaaz ( which Jinnah never did all his life )
You can get your duplicate bill at http://www.jkpdd.net/jkapdrp/faces/jsp/bill/duplicateBillEntry.jsp
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Here you need to enter your Consumer code, Name as on bill, Installation number, select month and year and then click on submit you will get your duplicate bill.
How to Pay JKPDD Online payment process:
Power Development Department (PDD is one of the Jammu and Kashmir state government departments responsible for energy transmission and power distribution in all districts. Later in 1995, the Department of Energy Development was changed to Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC).
JKSPDC accepts online payments for electricity bills in Jammu and Kashmir districts. Consumers can use this online portal to pay their dues. To accept online bill payments, consumers must register their personal data, such as the consumer’s name, consumer number and other information in JKPDD Online’s invoice payment web portals.
Now pay the electricity bills through the net bank
Consumers in Jammu and Kashmir’s energy development department will suffer from the monthly clutter of queues at bank branches to pay electricity bills – the ministry started paying bills online at from this month.
Online billing would make it easier to pay bills, since customers can now pay bills sitting at home. Consumers can log on to http://billsahuliyat.jkpdd.net/ and use JK bank’s net banking service to pay the bill.
If you are new user then you need to sign up and proceed to make payment of your bill.
Speaking in Grand Kashmir, the Minister of State in power, Muhammad Ashraf Mir, said that this measure was intended to facilitate the payment of bills and that “this step is also part of the campaign to facilitate business because commercial consumers can also benefit from the convenience of online payment facility. “
“Our government is working to make services accessible to people at the door. We have witnessed that the payment of bills is a heavy exercise for our people and taking into account the difficulties they face, the decision to pay online has been taken to alleviate the problems of ordinary people, declared by Muhammad Ashraf.
Mir said that DP will not avoid the traditional bill payment system through bank branches. “We came to know about that seniors and uneducated people would have difficulty paying bills online; they can continue to pay their bills in the traditional way, declared by Minister of State in power.
The minister added that young people and educated people can, however, benefit from this facility. He added that with the advancement of IT, the DP needs to adapt to new technology.
PDD Deputy Executive Director Shabir Ahmad said that online billing was initially launched as a pilot project from last December month. “Due to the proper response and comments, we officially started bill payment online from this month, declared by Minister of State in power.
Ahmad said for now that consumers who have JK Bank’s net banking facility can make a bill payment online. Also can “Online payment through other banks can only be done after the state government gives a nod to this proposal.”
Meanwhile, the DP selection has obtained a very good reaction from the people. “ultimately, DP opted for an online charge of bills, which is a superb step,” said Imran Farooq, a resident of Srinagar, adding that the department should encourage people to pay their bills online by offering them some concessions.
Benefits of using DHBVN / UHBVN web portals for online bill payment:
The consumer can know the status of the current reading by connecting to the online bill payment portal JKPDD
The consumer can know the current status of the bill by logging into JKPDD’s online bill payment portal
The consumer can check the status of the previous online bill payment by logging into the online bill payment portal JKPDD
The consumer can pay the current bills by connecting to the online bill payment portal JKPDD
The consumer can use debit or credit cards 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, without physically moving, which can also save time
Jammu and Kashmir Consumers can use the below-given link to pay their electricity bills online
http://billsahuliyat.jkpdd.net/
To register a complaint:
If you are facing any problem in getting a duplicate bill or bill payment, etc,. You can register with given link http://www.jkpdd.net/jkapdrp/faces/jsp/utility/registerComplaint.jsp
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Here you need to enter your Consumer code, Customer name as on bill, Email Id, Phone number, select complaint type, and give complaint details and then click on submit to register your complaint
About JKPDD:
Power Development Department (PDD) is one of the state government departments of Jammu and Kashmir responsible for all functions associated with the transmission and distribution of electric power inside the state. The production sector is supported by J & K State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC).
The Jammu and Kashmir State Energy Development Department works like any other electricity board in the country and around the world. Unlike other electricity boards in the country that collect revenue for their respective governments, the JKPDD is the only one of its kind that acts as a sink for the state treasury.
In fact, the JKPDD does not accumulate revenues in proportion to the quantum of electricity produced, purchased from other states and distributed by the ministry to the general public, but there is rather a significant variation in the discrepancy. Although the department does exceptionally well and the revenue mix is gradually increasing each year, so far the government has not yet been amortized by making profits through the department.
One should not be considered and start doubting the efficiency of the engineers and employees of the department, but the reasons why the JKPDD is a non-profit organization is other than technical and managerial, but the sphere includes the political factors, social and geographical. to a very large extent. There is no malfunction because of the branch, however different factors contribute to the purpose.
Recently, the unbundling of the JKPDD was cited by some as one of the remedies for the losing department but the same thing cannot be validated and this is not factual in my opinion. My point is that by unbundling the department, the government will add to our miseries, if not more.
The Power Development Corporation currently the SPDC that was previously part of the G & T (Generation and Transmission) wing of the Energy Development Department was in the 1990s separated from the DP and therefore unbundling started from this moment, by the Generation Wing turning into a society.
Srinagar, April 15 (GNS): To keep pace with latest state of art technology coupled with empowering consumers with transparency, KPDCL shall register all prospective consumers applying for new Electric connections on prepaid basis.
With this major step towards better reforms, consumers that are applying for new connections shall be provided smart meters with prepaid functionality for bill payment
The consumers applying for new connections have to apply online at the website www.kpdcl.jkpdd.net. The consumer shall deposit the security deposit and first prepaid recharge corresponding to sanctioned load to energize the smart meter.
The Lt. Governor has already launched the Smart Bill Sahuliyat APP(PWA) , SMART BS on 27th February, 2023 to start the new era of transparency where consumers can check, manage and pay their bills on the same portal.
Consumers can additionally make use of any choice of online payment gateway including “mpay” or can even recharge through JK Bank Branch in the same manner as postpaid bill payment. The new smart meter shall be provided and Installed by KPDCL.
This latest development will bring more transparency in power sector reforms of Kashmir Valley and provide reliable power supply by demand side management at consumer level.(GNS)
SRINAGAR: To keep pace with latest state of the art technology coupled with empowering consumers with transparency, KPDCL will register all prospective consumers applying for new connection on prepaid basis.
In a statement, a spokesperson said with this major step towards better reforms, consumers who are applying for new connections shall be provided smart meters with prepaid functionality for bill payment.
The statement reads the consumers applying for new connection have to apply online at on KPDCL website www.kpdcl.jkpdd.net.
“The consumer shall deposit the security and first prepaid recharge corresponding to sanctioned load to energize the smart meter. LG has already launched the Smart Bill Sahuliyat APP(PWA), SMART BS on February27 to start the new era of transparency where in consumer can check, manage and pay their bills on same portal.”
It added consumers can additionally make use of any choice of online payment gateway including “mpay” or can even recharge through JK Bank Branch in same manner as post paid bill payment.
“The new smart meter shall be provided and installed by KPDCL. This latest development will bring more transparency in power sector reforms of Kashmir Valley and provide reliable power supply by demand side management at consumer level,” it reads. (KNO)
New Delhi: India will get 9 percent of its electricity from nuclear sources by 2047, the centenary year of the country’s independence, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday.
The Science and Technology minister made these remarks after reviewing the functioning of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai.
Singh said the rising share of nuclear power in India’s energy basket would help it get closer to the commitment of achieving the net zero target by 2070.
He said the Department of Atomic Energy has been given the target of achieving 20 gigawatts (GW) capacity of nuclear power generation by 2030, which will make India the third-largest producer of atomic energy in the world after the US and France.
Singh said the credit for this rapid stride goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who took the decision of approving 10 reactors in a fleet mode in a single order and also allowed nuclear installations to be developed under joint ventures with PSUs.
India has the sixth-highest number of functional nuclear reactors in the world and the second-highest number of reactors, including those under construction.
During 2021-22, nuclear power reactors generated 47,112 million units of electricity, about 3.15 per cent of the total electricity generated in the country, Singh had told Lok Sabha last week.
The present installed nuclear power capacity is set to increase from 6,780 megawatts (MW) to 22,480 MW by 2031 on progressive completion of projects under construction and accorded sanction, Singh had said.
New Delhi: The AAP government will continue to provide free electricity up to 200 units to the people of the city as the Delhi cabinet under the leadership of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday approved the extension of the scheme till April 2024.
Kejriwal said, “I want to assure the people of Delhi that as long as you have a son, the facilities you are getting will not stop.”
During the cabinet meeting, ministers Atishi, Saurabh Bhardwaj, Raj Kumar Anand, Gopal Rai, chief secretaries and senior officers of concerned departments were present.
Power Minister Atishi in a press conference said that despite all the conspiracies to stop free electricity, CM Arvind Kejriwal has decided to give subsidy on electricity to the people of Delhi. “It is the commitment of the government that the people of Delhi will not only get 24 hours electricity but will also get free electricity,” she added.
“Like before, it will be free up to 200 units, 50 per cent discount till 200-400. The subsidy on electricity will continue for lawyers, farmers and 1984 riot victims. Apart from this, applications received for subsidy on electricity from October till now will be considered valid till April 2024,” Atishi stated.
Atishi alleged that a conspiracy is going on to stop the people of Delhi from getting subsidy on electricity. “The officials told us that how the BJP leaders sit in the L-G office, the officials of the electricity department are called there and pressure is put on them that the free electricity given by the Delhi government should be stopped anyhow,” she charged.
Atishi further said, “I raised this issue during the assembly session as well. The file sent on March 10 was hidden from the elected government of Delhi even after repeated demands from the officers, because the conspiracy to stop the free electricity was going on. Till date that file was not officially presented to the elected Delhi government, because the conspiracy was going on. After that, when the cabinet note for the electricity subsidy given every year is prepared, then by putting pressure on the electricity department, they are called to the LG House and threatened by the BJP leaders.”
She said that the number of the people consuming electricity below 200 units in Delhi is about 30,39,766, who are getting the benefit of zero bill and the government provides subsidy of Rs 1679.32 crore. “Whereas, the people consuming electricity from 201 to 400 units are given a maximum subsidy of Rs 800. There are about 16,59,976 electricity consumers in Delhi in this category, who are getting its benefit and the government provides subsidy of Rs 1548.24 crore. In this way total 46,99,742 domestic consumers are getting the benefit of the subsidy scheme,” she added.
Guwahati: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised free electricity and jobs if AAP came to power in Assam, while he accused the ruling of BJP of doing nothing but play “dirty politics” in the Northeastern state.
Aam Aadmi Party governments in Delhi and Punjab are giving free electricity to their states, and it will be the same in Assam, too, if the party forms government, Kejriwal said at a rally here.
He promised jobs for all unemployed youths of Assam if AAP is voted to power, adding that the party has given employment to 12 lakh people in Delhi in seven years, and 28,000 people in one year in Punjab.
Kejriwal also assured of providing piped water to all households of Guwahati within a year of the AAP forming government in the state.
“AAP came to power in Delhi in 2015 and the BJP here in 2016. Today, we have changed the face of Delhi. What has Himanta babu (Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma) done for the state in seven years? Nothing, only dirty politics,” Kejriwal alleged.
On Sarma’s threat of suing him if he raised corruption charges against the BJP leader, Kejriwal said his Assam counterpart has not learnt the culture of people of the state, who accord a warm welcome to their guests.
“For two days, he has been threatening me that he will put me in jail. Am I a terrorist? I invite Himanta babu to come to my house in Delhi for tea. And if he can make time, also have a meal with me. I will show him around the city, the wonderful work we have done there,” Kejriwal said.
Sarma had on Friday threatened to file a defamation case against Kejriwal if the Aam Aadmi Party leader alleged corruption cases against him outside the assembly.
Kejriwal had reportedly said in the Delhi Assembly that there are cases against Sarma.
Taking a swipe at the Assam CM over the recent Class 10 board exam paper leak, he said: “A government which cannot even keep the question papers safe, how will they run a state? In Delhi or Punjab, question papers never get leaked.”
“It has to be an insider job. Someone is selling the future of your children,” he claimed.
Raising the issue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic qualification, Kejriwal said only an educated person can ensure development of a country.
“In a poor country like ours, being illiterate or less educated is not a crime. We have no problem with that. But, the prime minister should be educated. If not, it is a dangerous thing,” Kejriwal maintained.
He asserted that demonetisation and the three farm laws that were later withdrawn are instances of Modi being “fooled” by his advisors.
“The manager of a company needs degrees to fit his role. The top manager’ of the country would also definitely require some degree,” he said.
The AAP chief’s comments came in the wake of the Gujarat High Court quashing a seven-year-old order of the Central Information Commission (CIC), which had asked the Gujarat University to provide information on Modi’s degree to him.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, who was also present at the rally, said the country needs a “new engine” for growth.
“They (the BJP) keep talking about some double engine of growth. But, that is not needed. What is needed is a new engine’, one that runs with speed and more importantly remains on track,” he said, pointing towards Kejriwal.
He also accused the BJP government at the Centre of selling off public assets, attempting to stifle the opposition, and working for the benefit of select corporates.
“The country is being sold and we cannot even raise our voice or put up posters against it,” Mann said, apparently referring to police action in Delhi over posters demanding removal of the prime minister.
Kathmandu: Nepal is keen to sign a 25-year agreement with India on selling its surplus power to the neighbouring country during Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s expected visit to New Delhi.
Though the official date of Prachanda’s visit to India is yet to be announced, the Kathmandu Post newspaper, quoting Nepali officials, reported on Sunday that the prime minister is likely to travel to New Delhi after the second week of April.
However, the two sides have yet to announce the dates, it said.
“We are preparing a proposal for the Indian side on the 25-year agreement. But a lot also depends on whether the Indian side agrees to include our proposal in the agenda,” the report quoted a senior official at the energy ministry as saying.
Dinesh Ghimire, secretary at the ministry, said the issue of the long-term inter-governmental agreement was under discussion at the ministry but was yet to be forwarded to Nepal’s foreign ministry to make it an agenda item ahead of the prime minister’s trip.
He said such an agreement can be signed only if the Indian side gives its nod at the bureaucratic level before Prachanda reaches New Delhi, the report said.
Nepal proposed such a deal during the 10th secretary-level meeting of the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) on Energy Cooperation in India in late February.
“During the meeting, it was decided that Nepal would make a proposal which India would examine,” said Prabal Adhikari, power trade director at the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), who was also in the Nepali delegation.
At the JSC meeting in Mount Abu, Rajasthan in February, Nepal and India inked an agreement to increase the power import and export capacity through the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur transmission line from 600 megawatts to 800 megawatts.
An agreement to import and export 70 to 80 MW of electricity from Tanakpur-Mahendranagar 132 KV (kilovolt) power transmission was also signed between the two sides.
They agreed to set up the necessary mechanisms to export power from Nepal to Bihar during the rainy season through the existing 132 KV transmission line.
Currently, Nepal is allowed to sell 452.6 MW of electricity generated by 10 hydropower projects in the Indian power markets. The Himalayan nation awaits approval for more projects from Indian authorities to export electricity.
Adhikari said an inter-government agreement could also pave the way for selling power to India irrespective of whether a third country has invested or is involved in a particular project.
Currently, India has been refusing to buy electricity from projects that involve Chinese investors or contractors, the report said.
Nepal produces surplus energy during the wet (summer) season while it has to buy electricity from India during the dry (winter) season.
NEA Managing Director Kul Man Ghising believes the country will be self-sufficient in hydropower even during the dry season by 2026.
New Delhi: The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 covers amendments related to the power sector and there is no amendment proposal related to the agriculture sector, the Parliament was told on Tuesday.
Power Minister R.K. Singh gave the assurance in response to a question in Lok Sabha during Question Hour.
“Further, the provision of subsidy as in the present Act i.e. Electricity Act, 2003 is not proposed to be changed and the states can continue to give subsidy to farmers and other consumers as they are doing at present,” he said.
As per Electricity Act, 2003, the subsidy to specific categories of consumers including domestic and farmers is decided by state governments.
The proposed legislation is currently under consideration of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy, which is headed by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal.
Last year during the Monsoon session, the Electricity (Amendment) Bill was referred to the Parliamentary Committee by the power minister, immediately after being introduced in Lok Sabha, amid protests by opposition that it encroached upon powers of states and allows privatisation of electricity on the lines of communication sector.
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has paid Rs 16,900 crore to Adani Power and Tata Power for purchasing electricity during the last two years, the state Assembly was informed on Monday.
As per the data tabled by Energy Minister Kanubhai Desai during Question Hour, the state government paid Rs 8,160 crore to Adani Power Mundra Ltd while Rs 8,784 was paid to Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power, in 2021 and 2022.
While responding to a set of questions raised by Congress MLAs about the purchase of electricity from these private players, Desai said the state government paid Rs 2,760 crore to Adani Power in 2021 to buy 5,589 million units while Rs 5,400 crore was paid to the firm in 2022 for nearly 6,000 million units.
In 2021, the state government paid Rs 2,751 crore to Tata Power to buy 7,315 million units, while the cost came to Rs 6,033 crore for 10,446 million units in 2022.
The data suggested per unit cost of Rs 2.83 paid to Adani in January 2021 went up to Rs 8.83 per unit in December 2022 (provisional). Similarly, Tata Power charged Rs 4.92 per unit from the government in 2022 against Rs 1.80 in January 2021.
Desai said the per unit cost of electricity went up after 2018 due to “exponential rise” in the price of imported coal, which had forced such power generators to shut their plants in Gujarat.
To ensure people of Gujarat get uninterrupted power, the state government had signed new supplementary agreements with Adani to pay as per the actual cost of fuel, said Desai.
Again in 2021, when gas and imported coal prices saw significant rise, the state government, to ensure uninterrupted power supply, bought electricity from these firms under “special temporary arrangement” as approved by the Centre and state government, Desai said in the Assembly.
