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Opt-in now for subsidy scheme in Delhi, hopes to silence claim that people don't want it; also drops plan of letters to consumers on 'money saved' by them
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Amid ‘revdi’ jibe, AAP does power subsidy rerouting
Opt-in now for subsidy scheme in Delhi, hopes to silence claim that people don't want it; also drops plan of letters to consumers on 'money saved' by them
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New Delhi | Updated: September 18, 2022 7:26:09 pm
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (PTI Photo)For several years now, one of the Aam Aadmi Party’s main electoral promises has been free electricity for “baseline” usage. Having first implemented the scheme in Delhi in 2019, which costs the exchequer around Rs 3,200 crore per year, AAP repeatetd the same after forming a government in Punjab. It has now promised to make electricity free for those who use up to 300 units in Gujarat, a state where it hopes to make a dent in the coming polls.
In Delhi, however, a recent decision indicates the AAP government’s change of approach on the scheme.
At present, anyone in Delhi using up to 200 units gets 100% subsidy, those using up to 400 units get 50% rebate up to Rs 800, while there is no subsidy after that. Last week, the Arvind Kejriwal government announced that from now, those who want to keep availing the subsidy need to “opt in”.
The moves comes in the backdrop of the BJP mounting a sustained attack against AAP over doling out “freebies” to win elections, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi setting this off by slamming “muft ki revdi”.
The Delhi government announced a portal as well as a phone number where people can apply if they want to avail the power subsidy. Those who do not, need not fill any forms and their subsidy will be discontinued automatically.
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