%PDF-1.4 %âãÏÓ 1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >> endobj 2 0 obj << /Type /Pages /Count 2 /Kids [5 0 R 7 0 R] >> endobj 3 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /BaseFont /Helvetica >> endobj 4 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Bold >> endobj 5 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.28 841.89] /Resources << /Font << /F1 3 0 R /F2 4 0 R >> >> /Contents 6 0 R >> endobj 6 0 obj << /Length 5622 >> stream BT /F2 22 Tf 0.06 0.08 0.12 rg 1 0 0 1 46 789.89 Tm (How to File KSEB Complaint For Higher Bill Using) Tj ET BT /F2 22 Tf 0.06 0.08 0.12 rg 1 0 0 1 46 762.89 Tm (Mobile App?) Tj ET BT /F2 11 Tf 0.72 0.14 0.18 rg 1 0 0 1 46 725.89 Tm (TechRounder PDF Edition) Tj ET BT /F1 9.5 Tf 0.36 0.39 0.46 rg 1 0 0 1 46 709.89 Tm (Live article: https://www.techrounder.com/general/how-to-file-kseb-excess-bill-complaint-using-mobile-app/) Tj ET q 0.82 0.85 0.9 RG 1 w 46 691.39 m 549.28 691.39 l S Q BT /F1 10 Tf 0.24 0.27 0.32 rg 1 0 0 1 46 679.39 Tm (By Vipin PG | Published June 15, 2020 | Updated January 4, 2026 | Format: Guide | 3 min read) Tj ET BT /F2 13 Tf 0.72 0.14 0.18 rg 1 0 0 1 46 656.39 Tm (Quick answer) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 636.39 Tm (Most of the people in Kerala now hit with huge electricity by the state-run Kerala State Electricity Board) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 621.39 Tm (\(KSEB\). During this lockdown, a large number of consumers received double and triple the amount as) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 606.39 Tm (the bill.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 581.39 Tm (Most of the people in Kerala now hit with huge electricity by the state-run Kerala State Electricity Board) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 566.39 Tm (\(KSEB\). During this lockdown, a large number of consumers received double and triple the amount as) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 551.39 Tm (the bill. A large number of KSEB complaints are also filed by consumers now. However, the board is) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 536.39 Tm (on a stand that over 90% of those complaints are baseless.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 514.39 Tm (Here we will check the fact and will share what consumers are experiencing and what board is) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 499.39 Tm (explaining things.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 477.39 Tm (As per the board, the excuss bill is normal and is due to the high usage of home appliances during the) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 462.39 Tm (lockdown. As per the statement, people are using light, TV, Fridge, AC, and other appliances more time) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 447.39 Tm (than before.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 425.39 Tm (The actual problem of the excess electricity bill happened in June when the board started taking meter) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 410.39 Tm (reading as like before. Once the COVID outbreak happened in March and the subsequent lockdown, the) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 395.39 Tm (board stopped all the billing processes and stopped taking a meter reading too.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 373.39 Tm (And after 4 months when they started taking reading the bill went double and triple the actual amount.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 358.39 Tm (But for some users, it just went like before but for the vast majority, it was not the case. Those who) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 343.39 Tm (received Rs. 1000/- to Rs. 1500/- as the regular bill before now received Rs. 3500 to Rs. 4000.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 321.39 Tm (But for some consumers, the amount just came as a random number like Rs. 11,000/- and more. So it) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 306.39 Tm (is clear that there were some calculation issues that happened. But from the initial view, the main issue) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 291.39 Tm (which happened for a large number of people is with the meter reading.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 269.39 Tm (So let see what happened with the electricity meter reading.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 247.39 Tm (Actually, the KSEB stopped taking meter reading in March 2020, for some consumers, the previous) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 232.39 Tm (reading was taken in February 2020. So since the billing was happening bi-monthly the next bill date) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 217.39 Tm (was during April 2020.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 195.39 Tm (Since it was during the lockdown period, the board just billed the consumers with their average) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 180.39 Tm (monthly unit usage and asked them to pay the particular amount as a bill.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 158.39 Tm (Since there was no meter reading and physical bills, consumers were informed via phone, SMS, and) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 143.39 Tm (by other means. Those who are already registered to KSEB's online portal and the mobile app) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 128.39 Tm (received the bill online too.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 106.39 Tm (Here in April, consumers received an electricity bill as like before since the calculation was based on) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 91.39 Tm (the average usage. So there no issue happened. But when the board started the onsite meter reading in) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 76.39 Tm (June 2020, things went wrong.) Tj ET q 0.86 0.88 0.92 RG 1 w 46 42 m 549.28 42 l S Q BT /F1 8.4 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 30 Tm (TechRounder | Page 1 of 2) Tj ET BT /F1 7.2 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 19 Tm (https://www.techrounder.com/pdf/blog/how-to-file-kseb-excess-bill-complaint-using-mobile-app.pdf) Tj ET endstream endobj 7 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.28 841.89] /Resources << /Font << /F1 3 0 R /F2 4 0 R >> >> /Contents 8 0 R >> endobj 8 0 obj << /Length 3016 >> stream BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 789.89 Tm (They actually took the initial meter reading as the final reading in February 2020 and the current) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 774.89 Tm (reading as of June. So in total, 4 months reading has taken and the bill has been calculated with that) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 759.89 Tm (many units as the consumed unit.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 737.89 Tm (Here the bill that paid in April based on the Average usage is not at all adjusted. For those who received) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 722.89 Tm (a bill in this way, the amount is correct however that additional amount or we can say the bill paid in the) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 707.89 Tm (month of April needs to be adjusted.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 685.89 Tm (In another way, we can say that the calculation in June's bill is correct, but when the total unit usage is) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 670.89 Tm (increased due to the non-reading for 2 months, the unit slab for most users also got changed which) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 655.89 Tm (again increased per-unit price.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 633.89 Tm (As per the board, consumers can file a complaint regarding the excess electricity bill. But before) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 618.89 Tm (making that what we are recommending is to cross-check the last electricity bill with the latest one. So) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 603.89 Tm (that the previous meter reading and current reading can be noted.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 581.89 Tm (In between, if you did any payment, then you can inform the board about that so that it can be rectified.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 566.89 Tm (For those who did the electricity bill payment online, check the same with the official KSEB website or) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 551.89 Tm (via KSEB Mobile App. You can get all the account related details there like the billing history, usage) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 536.89 Tm (history, payment history, etc.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 514.89 Tm (If you found any issue in the bill or the meter reading, you can use the same official data too. Web and) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 499.89 Tm (the Mobile app also provide the option for registering all the KSEB complaints however, in this case, it) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 484.89 Tm (is better to visit the office directly and log the complaint.) 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