It is heartening to note that the Supreme Court has directed the Electricity Board to formulate a block- based tariff scheme. The current tariff structure is quite irrational and unfair; it charges the highest per unit cost for a given tariff band starting from the first unit itself.

The Water Board is also charging customers in the same manner where users above 15 units have to pay the highest unit cost for the tariff band starting from the 16th unit itself.

It is time the Water Board also devised a fair tariff structure.