New Delhi: Ahead of the Assembly elections in several states, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is promising subsidised electricity to consumers if voted to power.
In a bid to replicate his success in the national capital, the party chief Wednesday promised 300 units of free electricity to each family in Goa, after making similar announcements in Uttarakhand and Punjab.
“Every family will get up to 300 units per month free electricity,” Kejriwal told reporters in Panaji. “If people in Delhi can get free electricity, then why not free power for people in Goa,” he said. Despite Goa being a power-surplus state, there are frequent power-cuts in the coastal state, he added.
Goa is slated to go to polls in February next year. According to the state chief minister’s budget speech, over Rs 3,000 crore have been allocated to the power sector for the year 2021-22, and the state is looking to push towards decentralised solar power plants.
Taking cue from Kejriwal’s announcement, the BJP and the Congress in Uttarakhand, too, announced similar schemes. Power Minister Rawat said his department will soon table a proposal in the state Cabinet to provide free electricity to domestic users up to 100 units per month, while those consuming 101 to 200 units will be charged per cent of the cost. “Free electricity should be given to the poor. Those who can afford to pay, they should pay the bill,” he said.
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