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What an electrician visit costs in Nellore: the rate card explained

The visit charge, fixed prices for an MCB, fan, inverter or new wiring, how parts are handled, what pushes a bill up and what to ask before work starts.

4 min read · Updated 19 August 2026

An electrician visit in Nellore on our rate card is ₹350 per visit plus labour. The common jobs have fixed labour prices, so for most calls the number you see is the number you pay for the work, with parts added at MRP. Here is the full card, what each line covers, and what makes a bill bigger than the card suggests.

The rate card

Job Labour What it covers
Electrician Visit ₹350 Per visit plus labour; diagnosis and small fixes not listed below
MCB / Switchboard ₹350 Replace an MCB, socket, switch or board
Fan Install / Repair ₹350 Ceiling or exhaust fan, fit new or fix
Inverter / UPS ₹499 Battery swap, wiring, load test
Safety Audit ₹499 Full home wiring and earthing check
New Wiring ₹699 Room or home wiring, conduit and concealed

Parts — MCBs, RCCBs, sockets, capacitors, wire, conduit, batteries — are charged at MRP and shown to you before they are fitted. There is no marked-up "service part" price; you see the item and its printed price.

What each line really means

Visit, ₹350. You have a problem that is not obviously one of the listed jobs: a doorbell that stopped, a tube light that flickers, a tingle from the washing machine, a socket that smells. The technician comes, finds the cause, and either fixes it within that labour or quotes the job if it is bigger. You decide before they go further.

MCB / Switchboard, ₹350. The most common call. A tripping MCB replaced, a burnt 16 A socket swapped, a switch that sparks, a small board changed out. One point, one price; the part at MRP.

Fan, ₹350. Taking down and fitting a new ceiling or exhaust fan, or repairing the old one — capacitor, bearings, regulator, a wobble or rattle. If the motor needs rewinding, that is discussed before the fan comes down.

Inverter / UPS, ₹499. Swapping the battery, sorting the wiring between inverter and board, and a proper load test so you know what backup you really have. The battery is at MRP.

Safety Audit, ₹499. Board, earth, RCCB, insulation, sockets — with instruments, not just eyes — and a written list of what is wrong and how urgent it is. The right first booking for a home you have just moved into or one over twenty years old.

New Wiring, ₹699. A new dedicated AC or geyser line, a room rewired, a home done room by room. Materials at MRP; for anything beyond a single room the technician surveys first and confirms the material list and labour before cutting a wall.

What pushes the bill up

  • Parts. A capacitor is cheap; an RCCB, a tubular battery or thirty metres of heavy cable is not. Ask for the part and its printed price before saying yes.
  • Scope. "Socket not working" is sometimes a burnt cable in the wall behind it. The technician should stop, explain, and quote before the job changes shape.
  • Chasing and patching. Concealed work means grooves in walls and plastering after. Ask whether the patching is included.
  • Height and access. A fitting on a double-height ceiling or an outdoor light needing a long ladder takes longer.
  • Second visits. A part that has to be fetched means another trip. Describing the fault and the appliance properly when booking — brand, what the board looks like, what trips when — avoids most of these.

Questions to ask before work starts

  1. What is the fault, in one sentence?
  2. Which rate-card line does this fall under, and is there anything beyond it?
  3. Which parts, and what is the MRP on each?
  4. Is anything else you have noticed urgent, or can it wait for the next visit?

A good technician will answer all four without being asked. If the answer to the second is "it is a bigger job than it looked", that is not a problem — it is the point of the question.

When a cheaper option is the right answer

Sometimes the honest advice is not to spend. A fan with a burnt winding on a fifteen-year-old motor is worth replacing rather than rewinding. A third socket swap on aluminium wiring is money better put towards rewiring that room. A battery that is four years old and down to an hour of backup is not worth another top-up visit. Ask the technician which it is; the rate card is the same either way, and you should hear the trade-off before paying for a repair.

When to call

Anything with a smell, heat, sparks or a tingle — do not wait to batch it. For everything else, keep a list, book one visit, and have your board's MCBs labelled and the faulty appliances identified before the technician arrives. It is the surest way to keep the bill at the rate-card number.

Questions people ask

Does the ₹350 visit charge include fixing the problem?
It covers the technician coming, diagnosing and the labour on the small jobs listed at that price — an MCB, a socket, a switch, a fan. Parts are extra at MRP and shown to you before fitting. Jobs that are not on the list, or that turn out bigger than a single point, are quoted on the spot before any work starts, so you can say yes or no.
Why was I quoted more than the rate card for my job?
Almost always parts, or scope. An RCCB, a length of heavy cable or a battery costs what it costs at MRP, on top of the labour. And a 'socket not working' that turns out to be a burnt cable inside the wall is a different job from a socket swap. The technician should show you the part and explain the change before proceeding — if they have not, ask.
Is it cheaper to wait and do several small jobs in one visit?
Yes, usually. One visit charge, several fixes: a loose socket in the bedroom, the fan that rattles, the MCB that trips. Keep a list and book once, unless something is urgent — a burning smell, a tingle or a tripping RCCB should not wait for the list to grow.

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