Archive · 25 May 2025
Vidyut Sakhis Collect Record-Breaking Electricity Bills
In Uttar Pradesh, women called 'Vidyut Sakhis' are helping collect money for electricity bills.
These women are trained to go to people's homes and collect the payments.
In just two months, they collected a record amount of over 169 crore rupees, which is the most ever collected since the program started.
This program helps these women earn money.
They get paid a small amount for each bill they collect.
Many of them have become financially successful, with some earning over a lakh of rupees a year.
Overall, the program has collected a large amount of money, and the women involved are earning a good income while helping their communities.
Vidyut Sakhis in Uttar Pradesh collected over Rs 169 crore in electricity bill payments in the first two months of the 2025-26 fiscal year.
The collection amount is an all-time high since the program began in 2020.
The initiative, part of the UP state rural livelihood mission (UPSRLM), trains women to collect payments.
Over Rs 2,000 crore was collected by Vidyut Sakhis between 2021-22 and 2024-25.
14,105 Vidyut Sakhis have collectively received a commission of over Rs 26 crore in the last five years.
- Who
- Vidyut Sakhis, trained women from the UP state rural livelihood mission (UPSRLM).
- What
- Collection of electricity bill payments.
- When
- The highest collection was in the first two months of the 2025-26 fiscal year.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- To empower rural women and improve electricity bill collection.
- Bill Collection (2 months)
- Rs 169 crore
- Program Inception
- 2020
- Total Collected (2021-2025)
- Rs 2,000 crore
- Vidyut Sakhis in UP
- 14,105
- Commission Earned (5 years)
- Rs 26 crore
- Commission Earned (2024-25)
- Rs 13 crore
- Commission per Transaction (up to Rs 1,999)
- Rs 20 per transaction
- Commission (Rs 2,000 - Rs 199,999)
- 1% of bill amount