Previous The people of Punjab have been getting great relief for 2 years. About 90 percent of the families in Punjab are getting free electricity. This has been done due to the ‘Zero Bill’ scheme of Bhagwant Maan Sarkar of Punjab. A few weeks after coming to the government, the Mann Sarkar announced this scheme. In this scheme, 300 units of free electricity is being provided to the people of Punjab every month. With this scheme, the people of Punjab are saving a lot of money. Earlier people who used to spend a part of their savings in paying electricity bills, now they are spending this money in other important tasks. The farmers of the state have also benefited a major benefit from the Zero Bill Scheme of Man Sarkar.
Punjab has more than 73 lakh domestic electricity consumers
The Zero Bill Scheme was implemented in Punjab from July 1, 2022. According to Punjab State Power Corporation, Punjab has more than 73 lakh domestic power consumers. These people are issued an ‘zero bill’ of electricity every 2 months. Now about 90 percent of the houses of Punjab are getting electricity bill. In the Zero Bill Scheme, the Punjab government is giving timely subsidy to the Punjab State Power Corporation. Maan Sarkar gave a subsidy of Rs 1439 crore to the corporation in January, February and March this year.
Buy new thermal power plant
Along with the zero bill scheme, the power network in Punjab has also strengthened. A strong infrastructure has been developed for better distribution of electricity and continuous supply in the state. In the state, you will find 66 KVA sub-stations every 10 kilometers. The Punjab government has given a capacity of 540 MW in Goindwal Sahib at a cost of Rs 1,080 crore this year. Of. The company owned a thermal power plant has been purchased. The state also has the country’s first 400 KVA ring main system, which covers the entire Punjab. There are currently 2 private thermal plants and 3 government thermal plants working in Punjab. These are being supplied uninterruptedly in the state.
PSPCL is in profit
Despite the zero bill scheme of the state government, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited is generating a lot of profit. In FY 2023-24, PSPCL recorded a profit of Rs 804.94 crore. All this has been done by the Punjab government regularly due to giving electricity subsidy to PSPCL. The Punjab government released a subsidy of Rs 18276.74 crore to PSPCL for FY 2023-24 from December 19, 2023. Whereas for FY 2022-23, the state government had given a subsidy of Rs 20,200 crore to PSPCL. The corporation has also taken several measures to manage its power procurement expenses well.
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