Close To 15 Lakh People In Delhi Got Zero Electricity Bills In September Under Zero Subsidy Plan

In what could prove to be game changer for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital, more than 14.64 lakh households paid a zero charge for the electricity bills issued in September, under Delhi government’s first month of free electricity scheme.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, in August, announced free electricity scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Kirayedar Bijli Meter Yojna’, for tenants to get prepaid meters. 

Electricity of up to 200 units is free for domestic consumers as well as tenants living in the national capital.

Per the data provided by the power department, as many as 28 per cent of the total 52.27 lakh domestic consumers in the city paid Rs Zero towards their electricity bills, for consuming power in the month of September.

Of the three private power distribution companies in Delhi, the maximum number of beneficiaries were from localities in south and west Delhi.

Talking about the subsidy, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said the initiative is not only benefitting consumers in saving money, but is also helping conserve electricity. “The free-electricity scheme of Delhi is going to be an example of smart governance. Every family is now trying to consume less than 200 units, as 14 lakh families received a bill of zero. People are also getting benefits of free electricity and they will now start saving electricity,” Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.

दिल्ली के किराएदारों को बधाई!
अब दिल्ली के किराएदारों को भी मिलने लगी देश की सबसे सस्ती बिजली। https://t.co/cv0IJLWDtl

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 7, 2019

Those consuming between 201 units and 400 units are eligible to avail of up to a 50 per cent subsidy from the government on their bills.