There has been a sharp fall in power subsidy released by the Delhi government, the 2022-23 Economic Survey showed on Monday. It fell to ₹1,644.50 crore in 2022-23 up to February, compared with ₹3,250 crore in 2021-22, the survey said.
In 2019-20, the government had released ₹2,405.59 crore for power subsidy, which increased to ₹2,939.99 crore in 2020-21.
The decline could be attributed to the government shifting to a new electricity subsidy scheme in 2022-23 financial year, which placed the onus on consumers to avail the subsidy.
