{
  "id": 16384188,
  "title": "Indore West Discom's All 15 Districts Secure A Grade In CM Helpline Rankings, City's Power Consumption Rises 15%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/indore-west-discoms-all-15-districts-secure-a-grade-in-cm-helpline",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T22:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/indore-west-discoms-all-15-districts-secure-a-grade-in-cm-helpline-rankings-citys-power-consumption-rises-15"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the recent September CM Helpline rankings, every one of the 15 districts under Madhya Pradesh West Zone Electricity Distribution Company scored an A grade for their performance in addressing consumer complaints. The districts, which include the city of Indore and others such as Ujjain, Shajapur, and Alirajpur, all demonstrated impressive efficiency in resolving issues.\n\nShajapur district took the second position in the state for its impressive record in handling complaints registered on the CM Helpline 181. The company's chief general manager, Prakash Singh Chauhan, attributed this success to the efforts of all 15 districts, two regional offices, and the headquarters, under the guidance of managing director Anup Kumar Singh.\n\nIn October, Indore city's electricity consumption surged by more than 15%, consuming 25 crore units in the first 23 days alone. The peak demand reached 555 MW, with the consumption exceeding 1.2 crore units on multiple occasions. On a typical day, consumption was recorded at 1.11 crore units, indicating a consistent rise in the city's power demand.\n\nMayor Pushyamitra Bhargav of Indore emphasized the importance of addressing citizens' grievances swiftly, as highlighted by the Jan Vishwas Abhiyan Public Welfare Camp held at Chimanbagh.",
  "summary": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): All 15 districts under the Madhya Pradesh West Zone Electricity Distribution Company secured an A grade in the recently released September CM Helpline grading. The districts include Indore, Ujjain, Shajapur, Agar, Dewas, Dhar, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Khargone, Khandwa, Barwani, Burhanpur, Jhabua and Alirajpur. Shajapur ranked second in the state for resolving…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}