Asha Bhosle files complaint after ₹2L power bill

Asha Bhosle files complaint after ₹2L power bill

Mumbai:  02.08.2020

Singer Asha Bhosle filed a complaint with state power utility firm MSEDCL after receiving a bill of Rs 2 lakh for her bungalow in Lonavla. Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) stated that the bill was generated per the ‘actual meter reading’, and that this had been communicated to the singer. MSEDCL has been receiving flak from consumers for ‘inflated’ bills in June.

Bhosle received a power bill of Rs 2,08,870 for June, while the bill for the same house for the months May and April were Rs 8,855.44 and Rs 8,996.98, respectively. According to the power consumption history mentioned in the bill, the singer had received a bill of Rs 6,395.66 for June 2019.

“We received a complaint from Bhosle for an inflated bill. Acting on the same, a senior official from the Pune circle personally went there [Bhosle’s Lonavla bungalow] to check the reading. It was verified that the meter reading was correct and so was the bill,” said an MSEDCL spokesperson. He added that after conducting a proper investigation, it was found that the bungalow was not closed and that shoots were taking place there.

Bhosle was not available for comment. This is not the first time she has complained about inflated electricity bills. In 2016, Bhosale had complained about receiving an exorbitant bill for the bungalow, which was “not much in use”. The then energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule had then assured Bhosle that he would look into the matter. PTI