New Delhi: After a week in office, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said his government was going to cut power tariff and launch a free water scheme very soon in line with election promises made by the Aam Aadmi Party.
Kejriwal said his government has already finalised a blue-print on issues relating to power and water which were the focus areas for AAP during its election campaign while it will take at least a year to make Delhi a wi-fi city.
Our team has rolled out a blue-print for electricity and water. I hope to give the good news to you all very soon to reduce the rates of power and water. We are working on the lines of our governance model that we followed during our 49- day stint.
-Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister
“A few days back, you all voted for us giving a heavy majority. Congratulations to you all. It’s a big burden. It’s a big responsibility. You all have very high hopes. We are working round-the-clock and focusing on work and talking less,” Kejriwal said.
He was speaking after inaugurating the annual Garden Tourism Festival at Saket in South Delhi.
In its manifesto, AAP had promised to cut power tariff by 50% immediately after coming to power and said the rates will be revised based on the findings of an CAG audit which the Kejriwal government had announced during its first stint.
The AAP in its manifesto had also promised 20 kilolitres (20,000 litres) of free water to every household per month.
The previous AAP government had introduced the free water scheme but it was discontinued after it quit.