Andhra Pradesh government has sanctioned ₹25 crore to provide free electricity to 15,000 Ganesh marquees across the state. Energy Minister G Ravi Kumar said the measure aims to ensure smooth festivities, while accusing the previous YSRCP government of mismanagement and debt.
The Telangana government, under Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, has announced the formation of a new power distribution company (DISCOM) to handle all free power schemes and ease the financial load on existing utilities.
Are you celebrating for successfully misleading farmers? Not a single promise from the Warangal Rythu Declaration has been fulfilled," he said. Instead, he stated that 563 farmers had lost their lives in the past year due to the Congress government's inept policies.
The party urged the ERC to reject the nine proposals submitted by the state-owned electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs), which could burden consumers with Rs 18,500 crore in additional charges
For the scheme, which came into force immediately, the Telangana Discoms would create an online portal with logins given to respective departments of all the government educational institutions.
The beneficiaries claim that several eligible people were left out in the first phase of the Gruha Jyothi scheme and the government has asked them to re-apply. However, since then a large number of people are not receiving zero bills
In Medak district, the officials had taken Lingareddypet in Manoharabad mandal as a pilot project to encourage villagers to install rooftop solar power panels offering a 33 percent subsidy and extending loans for the remainder of the amount at 11 per cent through Srinidhi Corporation
According to power officials, till March 5, about 2.5 lakh customers of the Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (TSNPDCL) and 7.5 lakh customers of the Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (TSSPDCL) have been issued zero bills.
While presenting the Interim Budget in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman announced that one crore households will receive up to 300 units of free electricity per month.
