Discom makes life easy for sr citizens

With an aim to make the lives of senior citizens comfortable in their twilight years, they will now be given ‘sammaan’. It is a power discom’s initiative to provide doorstep document collection facility who wish to get new connection or want change of attributes in their existing ones.

Sammaan is Tata Power Delhi Distribution’s (TPDDL) scheme to engage those who are 60 years and are staying alone. 

“The company will also provide online bill payment assistance and SMS services to its senior citizen consumers,” said TPDDL.

The discom will also organise an interactive session once a month at its district offices, where senior citizens will be briefed about energy conservation tips and various consumer services initiatives.

Through the ‘sammaan’ scheme, TPDDL hopes to reach out to 10,000 senior citizens of north and north-west Delhi.

“Till Now, around 200 customers have enrolled themselves under this category,” it added.

With an aim to keep them remain healthy, TPDDL will organise free health, yoga and meditation sessions also.

“Senior citizens will be offered tips for staying healthy and will be briefed about the importance of exercise and kind of foods they should consume. Routine check-up including blood sugar and blood pressure will also be conducted from time to time,” it added.

“Three health sessions have been conducted so far at various locations. All were delighted to share their life experiences and thus make the interaction lively and fruitful,” said a TPDDL official.

Praveer Sinha, CEO and ED, TPDDL said, “The new initiative will help our customers to live a healthy and happy life in their sunshine years. Besides making their lives hassle-free, it will also provide them opportunity to engage with society.”

TPDDL distributes electricity in north and north-west Delhi and serves a population of six million, according to its website.