India, Nov. 18 -- LUCKNOW The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) has finally started installing smart meters at the houses of its employees - an initiative that had been in the works for the past two decades but saw limited success. This is part of a larger push for energy accountability and transparency within the corporation and aligns with a mandate from the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC).

For decades, power personnel, including pensioners, enjoyed unmetered electricity under the LMV-10 category - a perk that was widely known but never seriously questioned. They paid only monthly fixed charges as determined by the regulator, irrespective of the units they consumed.

Now, as per "audit requirements," the corporat...