After Water, Arvind Kejriwal Gives Cheaper Power To Delhiites



New Delhi: The decision to subsidise power tariff, which will involve a cash outgo of Rs 61 crores in the next three months, was announced by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after a meeting of the cabinet.

Delivering on yet another poll promise, the Aam Aadmi government today announced a 50 per cent subsidy on power consumption upto 400 units in Delhi and was well on course to ordering a CAG audit into the finances of three private power distribution companies.

The decision to subsidise power tariff, which will involve a cash outgo of Rs 61 crores in the next three months, was announced by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after a meeting of the cabinet.

The subsidy, one of the major promises of AAP during the Assembly elections, will benefit 28 lakh consumers.

The cut in the electricity tariff came a day after Kejriwal announced supply of 20 kilolitres of water free of cost, another key election promise made by AAP.
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Source: PTI