New Delhi: The Arvind Kejriwal government has said that from today onwards, electricity subsidies will not be received in Delhi. From tomorrow, everyone will have to pay their electricity bill at the normal rate. Announcing this, Kejriwal government minister Atishi Marlena slammed LG VK Saxena on Friday. He claimed that LG has withheld the subsidy file, due to which this has happened. He said that the Kejriwal government will not be able to give subsidies until LG returns the file.
In a press conference, Atishi Marlena said, The Arvind Kejriwal government gives an electricity subsidy, under which up to 200 units of electricity are free. 50 percent of the bill is waived from 200 to 400 units. Subsidies are given to lawyers, farmers, and victims of the 1984 riots. From today, all that electricity subsidy will stop. This means that from tomorrow, the consumers of Delhi will not get a subsidy on their electricity bills. The one who used to get zero bills will start getting increased bills. Those who used to get a 50 percent discount will also start seeing increased bills.
Taking a jab at LG VK Saxena, Marlena said, 'This subsidy has stopped because the Kejriwal government's cabinet decided that we will continue the power subsidy in the coming year as well. LG sat down after keeping that file with him. After sending that file to LG, his office has kept it. Till that file is returned, the Kejriwal government cannot release the subsidy money. Marlena said that the Arvind Kejriwal government has money; the money has been passed by the assembly; the decision has been taken by the cabinet; but despite this, the subsidy will stop. He said, 'Yesterday I received a letter from a Delhi-based company (Tata Power) in which they said that since they have not received news of subsidies for the coming year, they will start normal billing without subsidies from today. The same information has also come from both districts of BSES.
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