90% of households in Punjab getting zero electricity bill, claims Harbhajan Singh ETO
Chandigarh, January 4: The Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, has fulfilled pre-poll promise of providing free power to every household.
This was stated by Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Wednesday. He accused previous governments of betraying people with fake promises to garner votes. The Punjab Cabinet minister said Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government had fulfilled the promise of zero electricity bill in the very first year of their tenure.
"At least 600 units of electricity bimonthly/300 units of electricity monthly have been granted for all domestic consumers, with annual subsidy benefit of Rs 5,629 crore along with continuation of subsidy of Rs 3 per unit up to 7KW for domestic consumers with annual benefit of Rs 1,278 crore," he said.
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The Punjab minister claimed that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led government in the state had not just continued free power to agricultural consumers, but for the first time ensured eight hours of regular power supply during the paddy season without any power cut.
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In another incentive for farmers, the government had reduced tubewells' load enhancement fee from Rs 4,750 BHP to Rs 2,500 BHP, which resulted in benefitting 1,87,000 farmers.
Harbhajan Singh ETO said with the concerted efforts of the state government, the Pachwara coal mine had been made operational, which would help save Rs 500 crore annually.
- PTC NEWS
