Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday dismissed the opposition’s demand for providing at least 200 units of free electricity to the poor and emphasised that electricity is already being supplied to consumers at highly subsidised rates.
The CM made the remark in the assembly during a debate on budget allocation for the energy department for 2024-25. A budgetary proposal of Rs 11,422.67 crore of the department was passed by voice vote.
“We can’t provide free electricity to consumers. I have been saying this for years. We are already providing electricity to consumers at highly subsidised rates,” the CM said, rejecting the demands of opposition members that at least 200 units of electricity be given free to 94 lakh families who earn less than Rs 6,000 a month.
