AAP’S FREE POWER SCHEME IN PUNJAB HITS GOVT POCKETS, STATE GOVT’S POWER SUBSIDY BILLS TO BE NEARLY RS 23,000 CRORE THIS FISCAL
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The Punjab government led by the Aam Aadmi Party has found itself trapped in a problem after it pledged 300 units of free power for every resident of the state. The data on the overall subsidy paid to various recipient sectors indicate that the subsidy bill, which amounted to Rs 604.57 crore in 1997-98 fiscal when free power was announced for the first time in the state, is projected to exceed the Rs 20,000-crore mark and reach nearly Rs 23,000 crore by the end of the current fiscal.
Read more at: https://www.opindia.com/2022/12/thanks-to-free-power-scheme-punjab-govts-power-subsidy-to-reach-near-23000-crore/
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- 23 Dec 2022
- WerIndia