Delhi government’s announcement that households that use up to 200 units of power a month will not have to pay for electricity means that his family can potentially save on power bills starting this month.
Between April and June, Chauhan’s family – six members who live in a two-room accommodation in south Delhi’s Tigri – have spent between Rs 300 and Rs 700 per month for their electricity consumption that ranged between 150 to 220 units a month, their bills showed. “If we act a little more prudent, we will come under the free power category,” said Chauhan, who works as a labourer in construction sites.
Inside the two-room accommodation, Chauhan’s family – who had migrated from Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district around 40 years ago – use two fans, one tube light, two CFL bulbs, a television and a refrigerator that stopped functioning recently.
