Free Electricity Units In Punjab

The punjab government has decided to remove the upper annual limit of 3000 units for electricity consumption by sc bc and bpl families enabling all domestic users in these categories to avail 200 units per month free of cost.

Free electricity units in punjab.

1000 watts 10 hrs 30 days 300000 watts hour. The total subsidy to be paid to the punjab state power corporation limited by the state government by march 31 this year is rs 14 972 09 crore the facility of free 200 units per month was being. In the run up to the lok sabha polls the punjab government on thursday removed the upper annual limit of 3 000 free electricity units for scheduled caste backward class and below. Amarinder singh s government is slashing down the per unit charges of.

For 250 units they used to pay rs 800 now they ll pay rs 252. Amarinder singh has issued a notice that electricity across punjab will be sold at rs 5 per unit irrespective of any category the consumers fall into. Ahead of the delhi assembly polls due next year chief mister arvind kejriwal on thursday announced free electricity for people consuming up to 200 units amonth. This is mostly dependent on the connected load that the utility provides you.

Therefore a 1 mw power plant will produce 1000 kilowatts per hour and we know 1 kwh is equal to 1 unit. They will get a zero electricity bill. So if there is 1000 watts appliance used electricity for 10 hours then it means 10 units of electricity used. Those who consume between 201 and 400 units would be given a 50 subsidy by the state government.

In the new tariff order for domestic consumers the per unit cost of electricity for 100 units has been increased from rs 4 91 to rs 4 99 per kwh. Exact time and schedule will be intimated in due course of time. In reference to cra 293 19 294 19 it is informed that in view of lockdown due to covid 19 candidates of chandigarh and other than state of punjab will be called for document checking at a later stage. From rs 6 51 to rs 6 59 for 101 to 300 units and from rs 7 12 to 7 20 for 301 to 500 units for supply up to 2 kw.

It is mostly defined slab wise and the cost increases as units on electricity bill increase. Please keep visiting pspcl website for further updates. The decision would bring back into the scheme s cover the over 1 17 lakh domestic. Consumers of 201 400 units of electricity will receive approximately 50 per cent subsidy kejriwal said.

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