Mysore, July 21 (KNN) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the city have appealed to Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) to waive off fixed charges in power bills and to convert billing from commercial to industrial.

After receiving the memorandum, CESC MD Manohara M Bevinamara assured industrialists that CESC will expedite the process of waiver of fixed charges in power bills of industries and also conversion of category from commercial to industrial, as per the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) order.

In a memorandum submitted to M Bevinamara recently, Mysuru Industries Association (MIA) President Vasu, also a former MLA, urged CESC to convert all Tailoring, Dry Cleaning, Pre Press and Post Press Industries, Printing Presses, Flour Mills, Bakery Units and the like, to Industrial Connection LT-5 category and also extend the power bill relief to them for the lockdown period.

He also requested CESC to accept the available industrial certificates or UDYAM registration number in passing on the COVID-19 fixed charge relief to Industries.

''Earlier, according to MSMED till obtaining MSME registrations was not mandatory, but after July 1st, 2020 MSME registration was changed as UDYAM Registration after which certificates are being issued. So, MIA appealed to CESC MD to accept the registration number for the time being and pass the COVID-19 fixed charge relief to industries,'' said MIA in a statement.