Andhra Pradesh - Link Aadhaar Card with Electricity Bill

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. In view of implementing electricity welfare scheme, the Andhra Pradesh government initiated the process of linking the Aadhaar with electricity connection (consumer) number. The field staffs were entrusted with the task of linking the Aadhaar. In general, any consumer of the respective state electricity board shall approach their concerned electricity bill payment office/counter as appropriate to link Aadhaar with electricity connection (consumer) number.
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3. Please visit the respective office as applicable. The consumer should carry their electricity card or the last bill paid receipt and the Aadhaar card copy along with the original.
4. The applicant shall orally request the authority for linking the Aadhaar card with their electricity consumer number.
5. If the facility is available, the authority will start the process immediately or the authority will ask the applicant to visit the office as per notified timing.
6. At the time of process, the applicant needs to submit the Aadhaar card along with the documents as per the “Required Documents” section of this page. Please carry the registered mobile number.
7. The authorities/staff will use the details from the submitted documents and process the request using the system.
8. The applicant shall follow the authorities / staff guidelines to get the Aadhaar linked with their electricity connection.
9. A “SMS” notification will be sent to the applicant registered mobile number. Please save it for future reference.
10. There is no fee required for this service.
11. The linking will be made instantly.

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Required Documents

• Copy of electricity card/bill along with original
• Copy of Aadhaar card along with original
• In case of not holding an Aadhaar, the consumer shall provide the following documents as per requirement.
  • Aadhaar enrolment identity or
  • A copy of request made for Aadhaar enrolment
  • Along with authorized identity documents (passbook / voter ID / ration card / PAN card / passport / driving licence)

Note: Apart from the above documents, the authorities may ask for additional information or documents. Please provide them for processing.

Office Locations & Contacts

EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH LTD. (APEPDCL)
Seethammadhara Rd, TPT Colony, P & T Colony,
BalayyaSastri Layout, Visakhapatnam - 530001,
Andhra Pradesh, India.
Tel: 0891-2582392 (Control Room),
E-mail: [email protected]
Contacts Link

SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A.P LTD (APSPDCL)
19-13-65/A, Srinivasapuram, Tiruchanoor Road, TIRUPATI - 517 503,
Andhra Pradesh, India.
Phone: +91 9440811999
Email ID: [email protected]
Contacts Link

Ministry of Power,
Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-1.
Phone: 23721487 / 23710271
Email: [email protected]
Contact Link

Eligibility

• A valid consumer shall link Aadhaar with their electricity connection.

Fees

• No fee required.

Validity

• The validity of the electricity connection remains the same.

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The linking of Aadhaar is an instant process.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
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sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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Instructions

• Please make sure to provide correct Aadhaar number.
• Do not submit fake documents as a proof.
• If it comes to the notice of the department at a later date that particulars given by an applicant are either wrong or contrary to truth, the consumer will be subjected to department enquiry and action will be taken.

Required Information

• Name of the consumer
• Consumer number
• Consumer type
• Aadhaar number
• Place
• Date of the application
• Mobile number (registered in the records for the corresponding consumer number)
• Mobile number (Aadhaar linked)

Need for the Document

• Once the Aadhaar is linked with the electricity connection, it will be easy for the department to take accountability of the consumer.
• As per the respective state government electricity norms, the subsidy is provided for the selective segment of consumers as appropriate.
• The linking of Aadhaar with the respective electricity consumer number will be helpful in avoiding any subsidy being provided to fraudulent or consumers having more than one connection.

Information which might help

• The owners shall check with the electricity staff about linking tenants Aadhaar, in case the house owner is not residing there and has two houses in their name.
• The subsidy plans are not same across the states/UT’s of India.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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