Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 25: Government today said it will provide upto 30 units of free power and waiver of fixed charges in favour of all metered BPL domestic consumers from January 1, 2017.
In a written reply to a question of MLA Kamal Verma in Lower House, Minister incharge Power stated that to provide relief to socio-economic backward consumers annual tariff order issued by JKSERC since 2013-14 has a separate BPL consumer category for consumption upto 30 units per month.
“However those consumers are considered who can submit a BPL certificate issued by the competent authority. In case the consumption exceeds beyond 30 units rates of domestic (metered) category in accordance with the relevant consumption slab will be charged,” said the Minister.
The Minister further stated the Finance Minister in budget speech has announced to provide 30 units of free power and waiver of fixed charges in favour of all metered BPL domestic consumers. However this subsidy will be made available from January 1, 2017 by which time State Government would have consolidated, verified and authenticated the Aadhar linked list of BPL consumers in the State,” added the Minister.
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