The Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi on Wednesday slashed power tariff by half for lower slab users and announced free water up to 20,000 litres for every household from March 1.
Power tariff has been slashed by 50% for those consumers using up to 400 units of electricity a month. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government expects this step to benefit 90% of the consumers.
Households using up to 20,000 litres of water a month will not be required to pay water charges. This is estimated to benefit 18 lakh households.
Announcing the decision after a meeting of the cabinet, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said a sum of Rs 250 crore would be earmarked in the budget to meet the power and water subsidies.
In its manifesto, the AAP had promised to cut power tariff by 50% immediately after coming to power and said the rates will be revised based on the findings of an CAG audit which the Kejriwal government had announced during its first stint.
The AAP had also promised 20,000 litres of free water to every household per month. The previous AAP government had introduced the free water scheme but it was discontinued after it quit.
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