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He said the net deficit (of PSPCL) was 2.17 per cent, whereas the fixed charges of small and medium units had been increased to 6 per cent (for small) and 15 per cent (for medium). FOPSIA president Badish Jindal said as per the new tariff order, fixed charges of small power (SP) connections have been increased from Rs85/KW to Rs90/KW. Even the increase in fixed charges for LS consumers was marginally lower as compared to SP and MS units. “In other words, it means that only fixed charges will affect the consumer and consumption charges will affect the government,” he said. Jindal said the real intentions of the PSPCL had been exposed and its bias against the small and medium sector was more than evident..