Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (Jaipur Discom) has achieved a major milestone by becoming the first power distribution company in Rajasthan to completely eliminate defective electricity meters in the non-agricultural category across its entire operational area.
For the first time in its history, Jaipur Discom has replaced all faulty single-phase and three-phase meters for urban and rural domestic, industrial, and commercial consumers across all 18 power circles. Over the past two years, a total of 2,78,422 defective meters were replaced with functional units through a planned and coordinated drive.
Only 13,493 defective meters in the three-phase agricultural category remain, which are also being replaced on priority. Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma congratulated the engineers and staff of Jaipur Discom for this achievement through a post on social media platform X.
Accurate Billing and Greater Transparency
With the completion of this exercise, all domestic, industrial, and commercial consumers under Jaipur Discom will now receive electricity bills strictly based on actual consumption. Earlier, consumers with faulty meters were billed on average usage, often leading to disputes and complaints.
Officials said the move will significantly reduce billing errors, enhance transparency, and improve consumer confidence. It will also allow accurate assessment of feeder-wise and subdivision-level distribution losses, which was earlier difficult due to average billing.
Major Reduction in Financial Burden
Defective meters had caused substantial financial strain on the utility. In 2022-23, Jaipur Discom had to provide electricity bill rebates worth ₹9.41 crore, followed by ₹5.41 crore in 2023-24. This figure was brought down to ₹2.04 crore in 2024-25 and further reduced to just ₹16 lakh in the current financial year (2025-26). Officials said the burden is expected to be brought down to zero in the coming months.
Mission-Mode Execution by Discom Team
Jaipur Discom undertook the long-pending issue of defective meters in mission mode. Over the last year, engineers, technical staff, and field personnel worked with discipline and commitment to achieve this target. Personnel from operations and maintenance, revenue, metering, and feeder management teams played a key role in executing the drive.
