No improve in energy tariff; Bihar cabinet approves Rs 13,114 crore subsidy

By PTI

PATNA: The Bihar cabinet on Friday gave its nod to a proposal for sanctioning Rs 13,114 crore to supply subsidy to energy shoppers after the state electrical energy regulatory fee advisable a 24.10 per cent hike in tariff throughout all classes of customers for 2023-24.

The resolution to increase reduction to shoppers was taken at a gathering of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Making this announcement within the meeting, Kumar, mentioned, “The ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government has decided not to put additional burden on power consumers in the state. The cabinet today sanctioned Rs 13,114 crore for giving subsidy to power consumers in the next financial year of 2023-24.”

The sanctioned quantity is Rs 4,219 crore greater than the full subsidy of Rs 8,895 crore introduced for a similar goal within the final monetary yr, he mentioned.

Kumar additionally mentioned, “I have said earlier that there should be ‘one nation, one power tariff’ in the country. Why are some states purchasing electricity at higher rates from the generation units of the central government?”

 Claiming that Bihar will get electrical energy from the central PSUs’ energy technology crops at a “higher rate” as in comparison with different states, he mentioned that uniform electrical energy fee throughout the nation should be there.

“With the cabinet decision, power consumers will continue to pay the existing tariff in the next financial year, starting from tomorrow,” mentioned a senior official of the state vitality division.

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission had introduced a hike in energy tariff by 24.10 per cent.

The fee had revised the speed to Rs 7.57 per unit as in opposition to an present fee of Rs 6.10 for the primary 100 models of vitality consumption for city home shoppers.

The new fee is Rs 9.10 per unit as in comparison with the present Rs 6.95 for consumption between 101 and 200 models, and Rs 8.05 for month-to-month consumption of greater than 200 models.

Rural home shoppers will proceed to pay the present tariff at Rs 6.10 per unit for the primary 50 models and Rs 6.40 for consumption between 51 and 100 models, and Rs 6.70 for month-to-month consumption above 100 models.

PATNA: The Bihar cabinet on Friday gave its nod to a proposal for sanctioning Rs 13,114 crore to supply subsidy to energy shoppers after the state electrical energy regulatory fee advisable a 24.10 per cent hike in tariff throughout all classes of customers for 2023-24.

The resolution to increase reduction to shoppers was taken at a gathering of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Making this announcement within the meeting, Kumar, mentioned, “The ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government has decided not to put additional burden on power consumers in the state. The cabinet today sanctioned Rs 13,114 crore for giving subsidy to power consumers in the next financial year of 2023-24.”googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The sanctioned quantity is Rs 4,219 crore greater than the full subsidy of Rs 8,895 crore introduced for a similar goal within the final monetary yr, he mentioned.

Kumar additionally mentioned, “I have said earlier that there should be ‘one nation, one power tariff’ in the country. Why are some states purchasing electricity at higher rates from the generation units of the central government?”

 Claiming that Bihar will get electrical energy from the central PSUs’ energy technology crops at a “higher rate” as in comparison with different states, he mentioned that uniform electrical energy fee throughout the nation should be there.

“With the cabinet decision, power consumers will continue to pay the existing tariff in the next financial year, starting from tomorrow,” mentioned a senior official of the state vitality division.

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission had introduced a hike in energy tariff by 24.10 per cent.

The fee had revised the speed to Rs 7.57 per unit as in opposition to an present fee of Rs 6.10 for the primary 100 models of vitality consumption for city home shoppers.

The new fee is Rs 9.10 per unit as in comparison with the present Rs 6.95 for consumption between 101 and 200 models, and Rs 8.05 for month-to-month consumption of greater than 200 models.

Rural home shoppers will proceed to pay the present tariff at Rs 6.10 per unit for the primary 50 models and Rs 6.40 for consumption between 51 and 100 models, and Rs 6.70 for month-to-month consumption above 100 models.