State mulls waiver of electricity bills up to 100 units

The state government is considering waiving electricity bills for households consuming up to 100 units a month.

Published on: Feb 7, 2020, 23:37:51 IST

By Faisal Malik, Mumbai

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The state government is considering waiving electricity bills for households consuming up to 100 units a month.

State energy minister Nitin Raut on Friday given its department three months to prepare a report on how the scheme can be financially viable.

“Our government is committed to ease the life of the needy and poor families,” Raut said.

The department has also been asked to discuss the scheme with stakeholders, said an officer from the energy department.

The scheme will be formulated on the lines of Delhi. The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government had in 2019 announced 100% power bill waiver for households consuming up to 200 units of power in a month and
subsidies for those consuming between 201 and 400 units a month.

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Faisal Malik
Faisal Malik is a senior journalist with over two and a half decades of experience covering Maharashtra’s politics, governance and public policy with a deep understanding of the state’s political landscape. He is a Senior Assistant Editor at Hindustan Times and has been associated with its Mumbai edition for more than a decade. Based in Mumbai, Faisal currently covers three major political parties in Maharashtra — Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and NCP (Sharad Pawar). Over the years, he has extensively reported on major political developments, combining investigative insights with in-depth field reporting. His coverage has spanned a wide range of issues, from drought, farmer suicides, major development projects and grassroots challenges to major electoral battles, including three Lok Sabha and Maharashtra Assembly elections — 2014, 2019 and 2024. Before joining Hindustan Times, he worked with ‘The Asian Age’ and ‘Dainik Bhaskar’. An avid tea enthusiast, he enjoys reading history, Urdu literature and classical poetry. When away from the newsroom, he writes Urdu poetry inspired by human emotions, life's experiences, meaningful reflections and relationships. An amateur photographer, Faisal is passionate about capturing moments that often go unnoticed by the naked eye.Read More