Aadhar is mandatory for Power Connection

Karimnagar June 24: Nowadays Aadhar is playing a major role from this perspective, The Northern Power Distribution Company Limited (NPDCL) has made submission of Aadhaar card mandatory for all the consumers seeking electricity connections in the undivided Karimnagar district.

The NPDCL authorities informed the existing consumers also to submit their Aadhaar card number details along with the cellular phone number while paying the monthly power bills.

As part of the national Urja Mitra campaign, the linkage of Aadhaar card and cellular phone numbers with power connection, was being done which will allow the authorities to send SMS alerts about the scheduled power outage, payment of bills and other information.

The linkage of Aadhar card and phone numbers of consumers with the power meters would disclose the number of connections an individual has and his monthly income etc.