Delhi continues subsidy for residential consumers

The Delhi government has continued its power subsidy regime for residential consumers for the financial year 2020-2021. Under the extended regime, all residential consumers will get 200 units of free electricity in a month. The government will provide a subsidy of ₹800 per month for consumers with electricity consumption upto 400 units.

Till now these subsidies where discounted in the bills and were specified in separate columns. But this may undergo a change if the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill get approved and notified.

The draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill proposes that tariffs will be determined by State Electricity Commissions without taking into account the subsidy, which will be given directly by the government to the consumers. This subsidy is to be disbursed through a Direct Benefit Transfer.