Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab has announced that the government will provide 300 units of free electricity from July 1. This announcement comes as Bhagwant Mann completes one month in power.
On Thursday, during a press conference in Jalandhar, Mann said, “On the 16th we will give great news to the people of Punjab.”
To discuss the scheme of providing free electricity, Mann had met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday.
Indicating that the Punjab government could make the announcement this week, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said he will soon give a “good news” to the people of the state.
Providing free electricity to every household for up to 300 units was one of the major promises made by AAP in Punjab in the Assembly elections that concluded last month.
While making the promise, AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said despite a surplus power production in the state, long power cuts are imposed and many people get inflated bills.
“There are many people in villages who got “wrong” bills and their power connections were cut because of the non-payment and such people resorted to stealing power,” Kejriwal had said.
In Delhi, the AAP government provides 200 units of free power per month.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann last month announced the rollout of the doorstep ration delivery scheme, which was also AAP’s key campaign agenda in the polls.
Earlier on March 19, Mann, in the first decision of his first Cabinet meeting, threw open 25,000 jobs in various state government departments, including 10,000 in the Police Department.
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