Govt Launches ‘Apna Meter, Apni Reading’
Staff Report
Islamabad: The government has launched a new power smart Application ‘‘Apna Meter, Apni Reading’ enabling the electricity consumers to take control of their billing.
This is a major step to directly involve electricity consumers in the system and promote transparency in the billing process.
Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has formally launched this app.
How to Use Apna Meter, Apni Reading
This new application has enabled the customers to conduct reading of their own bills. This allows the electricity consumers to take a photo of their meter on the specified date and upload it through the app.
This App will generate their monthly bill based on this submitted reading. The government has launched this application to achieve a goal of addressing longstanding issues including overbilling, reading errors, and delays in meter reading.LESCO “Apna Meter Apni Reading” APP to Help Customers
The power division has said that this is not merely a technological upgrade but it will lead to a concrete governance reform to truly empowers consumers.
With this system, users will be not only to monitor their own electricity bills but will also help in the meter reading process.
Key Features of the App:
- If a consumer submits their meter reading on the designated day, meter reader will not prioritize any subsequent reading. The power companies will use only the user-provided reading for billing.
- This system will help especially to subsidy-eligible consumers. For example, those who consume up to 200 units of electricity receive around 2330 bill. But exceeding the limit even one unit, consumers are not able to avail of subsidy which results in a bill of up to Rs 8,104. This app will enable the consumers to submit readings on time and continue receiving subsidies.
Features like “Apna Meter, Apni Reading” enable users to directly monitor and manage their billing. This will help the consumers to take issues of overbilling, unnecessary interference, and consumer complaints.
