Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Power to remove difficulties.— (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, as occasion arises, by an order published in the Official Gazette, do anything not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, which appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of removing the difficulty : Provided that, no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act. (2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature. 24 ॢबहर गजट [सधरण 4 मई 2018 SCHEDULE Part-A (See sections-3 and 6) Sl. No Tariff-Category of electricity bill. Purpose of utilization of electricity supplied to various categories of Consumers. Rate 1 PART A– RESIDENTIAL As per the Tariff Schedule of the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission– (i) Residential- Individual BPL (Below Poverty Line) ; (ii) Residential- Individual non-BPL; (iii) Residential- common facilities within complex like lights, water, lift, recreation or community hall, club, gymnasium, swimming pool, etc. ; (iv) Residential- students’ hostels, working women’s or men’s hostels ; (v) Residential- Hostels or Homes for destitute, physically or mentally challenged, Old-age, Orphanages, Rescue Homes, Asylum, Dharamshala ; (vi) Religious place of worship ; (vii) Telephone booths run by physically challenged persons ; (viii) Categorized under Residential but for social cause; (ix) Any other premises not covered above. At such rate or rates not exceeding twenty per cent. Of the consumption charges, as the State Government may, either prospectively or retrospectively, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify. 2 PART B— COMMERCIAL As per the Tariff Schedule of the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission- (i) Business or Commercial Establishments-Corporate or Administrative Offices or Shops or Shopping Malls or Showrooms, Banks, ATMs, etc. ; (ii) Common facilities in Business or Commercial Establishments like lighting, lifts, security, fire- fighting, water pumping; (iii) Community Centers-Marriage, Community, Seminar, Exhibition, Meeting or Town Halls ; (iv) Public entertainment- Cinemas, Theatre, Studios, Multiplexes, Leisure or Recreation places, etc. ; (v) Hospitality - Hotels, Guest - Houses, Tourism Centers, Restaurants, Ice-cream Parlors, Coffee Shops, Fast Food Centers or stalls, etc. ; (vi) Communication - Telephone Exchanges, Mobile Towers, Satellite Antennas, Public Call Centers or Booths, TV or Radio Stations, Internet or Cyber Cafes, etc. ; (vii) Service oriented- Beauty Parlors, Saloons, Service or Repair Centers, Laundries, Garages, Tailoring, Call Centers, etc. ; (viii) Institutes- Educational, Training ; (ix) Health activities- Sports Clubs, Health Clubs, Gymnasium, Swimming Pools, etc. ; (x) Construction – New or Renovation of Buildings, Structures, Infrastructures, Roads, Aerodromes, Tunnels, Utilities, etc. ; At such rate or rates not exceeding thirty per cent. of the consumption charges, as the State Government may, either prospectively or retrospectively, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify. 25 ॢबहर गजट [सधरण 4 मई 2018 Sl. 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Rate (xi) External Illuminations of Monumental or Heritage or Historical Buildings, structures, places, etc. ; (xii) Science and Research – Research and Development Centers, Laboratories, Aquacultures, Fisheries, Sericulture, Cattle Breeding, Insemination ; (xiii) Aquaculture, Sericulture, Fisheries ; (xiv) Hospitals, Clinics, Dispensaries, Pathological Laboratories or Diagnostic Centers or Radiological Imaging Centers, etc. ; (xv) Information Technology (IT)—Software Development, Data Processing, etc. not recognized under Industry category and not having such status given by the Government ; (xvi) Premises rented or leased by the consumer along with electricity as an Utility Service ; (xvii) Categorized under Commercial but for social cause ; (xviii) Any other establishment not covered above. 3 PART C— AGRICULTURAL As per the Tariff Schedule of the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission- (i) Pumping; (ii) Poultry; (iii) High-Tech Green Houses, Tissue Cultures, Mushrooms, etc. ; (iv) Floriculture, Horticulture, Nurseries, Plantations; (v) Cane Crusher, Fodder cutter etc. for agricultural process and self-use but not applicable to oil mill, flourmill, etc. ; (vi) Cold-storages, Precooling; (vii) Categorized under Agricultural but for social cause ; (viii) Any other agricultural activity not covered above. At such rate or rates not exceeding twenty per cent. Of the consumption charges, as the State Government may, either prospectively or retrospectively, by Notification in the Official Gazette, specify. 4 PART D— TEMPORARY As per the Tariff Schedule of the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission- (i) Religious electrical installation provided with temporary electric supply; (ii) Categorized under ‘Temporary’ but for social cause ; (iii) Any electrical installation other than religious, provided with temporary electric supply. At such rate or rates not exceeding thirty per cent. of the consumption charges, as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify. 5 PART E— ADVERTISEMENTS AND HOARDINGS As per the Tariff Schedule of the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission - Advertising Advertisement or Sign Boards, Hoardings, etc. At such rate or rates not exceeding thirty per cent. of the consumption charges, as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify. 26 ॢबहर गजट [सधरण 4 मई 2018 Sl. No Tariff-Category of electricity bill. Purpose of utilization of electricity supplied to various categories of Consumers. Rate 6 PART F— INDUSTRIAL As per the Tariff Schedule of the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission- (i) Flour Mill, Dal Mill, Rice Mill, Poha Mill, Masala Mills, Saw Mills, Power Looms including other allied activities like, Warping, Doubling, Twisting, etc. ; (ii) Ice Factory, Ice- cream Manufacturing Units, Milk Processing or Chilling Plants (Dairy) ; (iii) Engineering workshops, Engineering Goods Manufacturing units, Printing Press, Transformer repairing workshops ; (iv) Mining, Quarry and Stone Crushing units; (v) Garment Manufacturing Units ; (vi) LPG or CNG bottling plants, etc. ; (vii) Sewage Water Treatment Plants or Common Effluent Treatment Plants, owned, operated, managed, by the Association situated within the industrial area only; (viii) Information Technology (IT) – IT Parks, Software Development, Data Processing, etc., recognized under the ‘Industry’ category and having such status given by the State Government ; (ix) Categorized under ‘Industrial’ but for social cause ; (x) Category or categories as classified by the Department of Industries of the Government of Bihar under ‘Industrial Policy’; (xi) Any other industry not covered above. At such rate or rates not exceeding fifteen per cent. of the consumption charges, as the State Government may, either prospectively or retrospectively, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify. 7 PART H— MONO AND METRO RAIL As per the Tariff Schedule of the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission. At such rate or rates not exceeding twenty per cent. of the consumption charges, as the State Government may, either prospectively or retrospectively, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify. 27 ॢबहर गजट [सधरण 4 मई 2018 Part-B (See sections-3 and 6) Consumption of power produced from- Utilization purposes Rate (i) Captive Power, (i) Self-use At such rate or rates not exceeding one hundred fifty paise per unit, as the State Government may, either prospectively or retrospectively, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify. (ii) Power from Co-Generation, (iii) Stand by Generation, (iv) Power from Renewable Energy, (v) Independent Power Producer (IPP). (ii) Supply to other person or persons. Prevailing rates of Distribution Company or Licensee as per Schedule A, as the State Government may, either prospectively or retrospectively, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify. Part-C (See sections-3 and 6) Sr. No. Generation Category Utilization purposes Rate