Agarwal says the electricity tariff for urban domestic electricity consumers has been raised by 9%. The average hike for domestic consumers, to be implemented soon, is 12%. Agarwal told a press conference in Lucknow that the electricity tariff for urban domestic electricity consumers has been raised by 9%. For the metered rural domestic consumers, the tariff has been hiked to Rs3 per unit for first 100 units and Rs4.50 per unit beyond that. Apart from this, the rural consumers will also get the facility of making digital payment.

Source: Mint November 30, 2017 12:22 UTC