The Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government in Punjab on Saturday, 16 April, announced up to 300 units of free electricity for households from 1 July. The announcement came as the party completed a month in office after winning the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.
Following the policy in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party had promised to provide 300 units of free electricity every month to the people of Punjab if voted to power.
Earlier on 11 April, Mann had met AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said that he would soon give a "good news" to the people of the state.
Farmers, scheduled castes, backward classes, BPL families and freedom fighters' households who earlier used to get 200 units of free electricity will now get 300 units free, Mann said.
He also said that the Punjab government had decided to waive dues of old electricity bills up to 31 December 2021 of households having a load of up to 2 kilowatts.
For the past several weeks, preparations are going on to make 300 units of electricity free in Punjab. Earlier, Mann had also met senior officials of Punjab over the same.
However, since the formation of the AAP government in Punjab, the Opposition party has been alleging that the Mann government is being "controlled" from Delhi.
The Congress is continuously claiming that Kejriwal is controlling the government of Punjab, and due to this, the government is not able to work freely.
(With inputs from IANS.)
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