In the recent past the Power Department attempted to explain the lengthy Recharge Code for the new meter system in response to some complaints. I don’t exactly remember the contents, but the department threw the responsibility on the system manufacturer. With the commotion we hoped the problem would soon be resolved. I recently recharged (1st August 2022) a domestic phase and was pleasantly surprised to find the status quo maintained. I first recharged my new meter system on 27th April 2021. It had a 20-digit Recharge Code, which was bad. Compare this with the mobile users of India. The country probably has more than a billion mobile numbers in use and all the mobiles have 10-digit numbers. One Time Passwords (OTP) for various purposes range from 4 to 8 digits. Millions of people must be receiving OTP’s every day. The ante has been upped. We now have 120 numbers, 6 asterisks [ ], and 6 number symbols [#] (132 in all) to punch every time to update the balance after recharge. A relat