Delhi government to provide subsidised electricity to only those who opt for it

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Delhi Cabinet headed by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday decided to tweak the present policy of providing electricity on subsidised rates to only those consumers who wanted to continue availing the dole. The policy will come into effect from October 1.

This decision is bound to raise a political storm, and possibly subject the AAP government to potshots from its opponents.

Briefing about the Cabinet’s decision, Kejriwal said that he had been receiving offers from a number of consumers to forego the subsidies on electricity to help the government to use the money to construct infrastructure and civic amenities like schools and hospitals.

He informed that the government will soon conduct a survey to ascertain the views of consumers, and thus categorise who wanted free and subsidised electricity, and who want to be out of the loop.

“The government will give an option during the survey,” Kejriwal said, and the new dispensation in the matter would be effective from October 1.

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