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USo i live in gujarat and GEB(Gujarat Electric board) supplies electricity in my area.
So today my father told me if anyone from GEB office comes and try to install smart meter don’t let them do that. One of our society member was not at home and that time they came and installed it without any prior notice or permission.
So i want to know if we can deny them to install smart meter, and there’s nothing wrong with the current meter rn.
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Sthe meter is their property, they can do whatever they want to it (not tresspassing tho)
its interesting as to why you wana avoid the digital smat meter
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PHi,
There is a national mission for smart metering – the noble purpose of the government is that people pay for the electricity they consume. It is basic constitutional duty of a citizen to pay for the energy we use. For awareness you can see this [State Wise Smart Metering Status | National Smart Grid Mission, Ministry of Power, Government of India](https://www.nsgm.gov.in/en/state-wise-map) and this YT video [Awareness | National Smart Grid Mission, Ministry of Power, Government of India](https://www.nsgm.gov.in/en/awareness-film).
The project is being pushed by the GoI as there are losses in transmission (power produced at certain cost but not being realised due to faulty cables etc) and electricity theft (people taking a connection but not paying for it). There are lot of people doing this especially people in powerful positions (a politician in UP was caught running his entire house without a meter).
I hope you have got the gist of what I wanted to say. Also you cannot stop a GEB from installing it- he is a govt employee and your dad can get into legal trouble for stopping a govt employee from doing his job at the minimum and worst case- get hauled up for electricity theft. Instead of paying monthly bills, a smart meter will be prepaid – recharge it like a prepaid mobile phone.
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