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The distribution of electricity bills by the Power Development Department after the due date for payment is forcing consumers to pay late charges without any fault of theirs.

For the past four to five months PDD employees assigned the job of distribution of power bills to consumers have been delaying their duty.

“Today only we received our electricity bill for the month of December, whose last date of payment was January 15. The bill is of Rs 846 if paid on or before January 15, but a late fee of Rs 13 is to be paid after that,” said Santosh Sharma, a consumer at Rehari.