The Commission vide its order dated 29.1.2004 directed the licensee to implement the pre-paid card meters in a time-bound manner and apprise the Commission of the progress in this area.

The Commission suggested a demo project in the licensee’s own premises followed by a pilot project in its area in its said order enabling the licensee to ascertain the merits and demerits / difficulties of such a concept before its implementation on a larger scale. The information submitted to the Commission so far suggests little progress on the road to implementation of the scheme largely on account of the licensee’s mind-set.