Madhya Pradesh Man Receives Rs 3,419 Crore Electrical energy Invoice, Hospitalised

Madhya Pradesh Man Receives Rs 3,419 Crore Electrical energy Invoice, Hospitalised [ad_1]

The invoice was later corrected by the state energy firm. (Representational)

Gwalior:

Priyanka Gupta, a resident of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, was in for a impolite shock when she acquired an influence invoice of a whopping Rs 3,419 crore attributable to which her father-in-law fell unwell.

The Madhya Pradesh government-run energy firm blamed "human error" and issued a corrected invoice of Rs 1,300, a lot to the reduction of the fearful Gupta household, who're residents of Shiv Vihar Colony within the metropolis.

Ms Gupta's husband Sanjeev Kankane mentioned his father fell unwell after seeing the massive determine on the electrical energy invoice for the home consumption for July.

The invoice, launched on July 20, was cross-verified by way of the portal of the Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Firm (MPMKVVC) however was discovered to be appropriate, he claimed.

The invoice was later corrected by the state energy firm, mentioned Mr Kankane.

MPMKVVC normal supervisor Nitin Manglik blamed human error for the massive energy invoice and mentioned motion has been taken in opposition to the staff involved.

"An worker entered the buyer quantity instead of the models consumed within the software program, ensuing within the invoice with the next quantity. The corrected invoice of Rs 1,300 has been issued to the facility client," he mentioned.

MP Vitality Minister Pradyuman Singh Tomar advised reporters that the error has been rectified and motion is being taken in opposition to the worker involved.

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