Free Electricity – Good news for common people. When elections are about to start in a state, the time before that becomes a golden period for the people of that state. The government runs so many schemes for the people that it does not run in the entire tenure. Elections are to be held in Bihar this year. And the Bihar government is starting one scheme after another.
Recently, the Bihar government has announced to start a new scheme. Under this scheme, electricity bills of many people will become zero. Let us tell you about this scheme of the Bihar government and whose electricity bills can become zero.
Electricity bill of these people will be zero
Before the assembly elections, another big announcement has been made by the Bihar government. Now the people of Bihar will soon get 100 units of free electricity. The government’s decision before the elections is being called a masterstroke. Let us tell you that this scheme has got approval from the Finance Department of the Bihar government, now it just needs to get the green signal from the cabinet.
Let us tell you that there are many such families in Bihar who can spend only 100 units of electricity in a month. With this decision of the government, the electricity bill of those families can become zero. Under this scheme, there will be a saving of about Rs 700 every month.
When will the scheme be implemented?
If you live in Bihar and you are waiting for when this scheme will start. So let us tell you that soon it can be implemented by the state government. At present, this scheme has got approval from the Finance Department. Now it is just pending to get approval from the cabinet. As soon as the cabinet approves it, this scheme will be implemented across the state.
Let us tell you that under this scheme, the state government will bear the cost of electricity bill up to 100 units. If the bill is more than that, you will have to pay a fee. In Bihar, the charge for the first 50 units of use in urban areas is Rs 7.57 per unit. And after this limit, the electricity bill has to be paid at the rate of Rs 7.96 per unit.