Citizens Forum against Power Tariff Hike

A consumer protection group conducted a public hearing outside the CESC headquarters in Calcutta on Friday on alleged inflated bills The hearing was held by the Citizens' Forum Against Power Tariff Hike and the participants included economist Prasenjit Bose. The forum submitted to CESC officials a memorandum demanding rectification of the bills for June, installation of subsidised smart meters and revision of existing tariff slabs with the first 200 units being made free for domestic consumers through government subsidy.