Retired Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) engineer Vinod Gupta, who is also the spokesperson of All Indian Power Engineers Federation on Sunday said that there is no such thing as a “free lunch” and the people will have to pay in the long run.
His reaction comes after the state government announced 300 units of free electricity for domestic consumers from July 1, but with a caveat that they will have to pay the full bill if their usage exceeds 600 units in two months. In the case of SC/ST/BPL consumers with connected load up to 1 KW, they will be charged for the usage of additional units only.
