Amritsar: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has announced 300 units of free electricity for residents of the state with effect from July 1. The state government made the announcement formally on Saturday, a month after Mann became CM.
The CM had On Thursday announced at a press conference in Jalandhar that the people of Punjab would be given some good news on April 16. The CM and senior officials of the state, including Chief Secretary Anirudh Tewari and Power Secretary Dilip Kumar, had a meeting with AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal earlier this week in New Delhi to discuss the modalities of doling out free power.
The decision to make the electricity-free is on the lines of the Delhi model of governance that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) promoted during the Punjab Assembly elections in 2022.
Congress is continuously claiming that Kejriwal is controlling the government of Punjab, and due to this, the government is not able to work freely.
In Delhi, the AAP government provides 200 units of free electricity to the people.
(Vinayak)