AAP govt keeps its word, free 300 units of power for Punjab comes into effect

The Punjab government on Friday rolled out its first pre-election guarantee of providing 300 units of free power every month to the residents of the state.

The announcement came from Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who in a video message said that the guarantee would be rolled out from Friday. He said that up to 300 units of electricity would be free for Punjab power consumers from this month.

“You may get bills of previous months, but not from this month. The units would be free for every consumer from December 31, 2021, onwards irrespective of the load.”

The formal announcement came on Friday after Mann met AAP’s national convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the national capital.