The proposal to provide the subsidy was cleared by the Delhi Cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
Dikshit had announced the subsidy on July 26 when Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) had announced a hike of five per cent for domestic consumers.
Considering the subsidy, a domestic consumer will be charged Rs 2.70 per unit for first 200 units of power instead of Rs 3.90 as announced by DERC last month.
"The government has neutralised the hike in tariff by giving subsidy to the tune of Rs 1.20 for consumption up to 200 units," officials said.
Earlier, the per unit rate for consumption up to 200 units was Rs 3.70 and government used to give a subsidy of Rs 1 per unit which had brought down the rate to Rs 2.70.
The per unit rate will be Rs 5 against earlier rate Rs 5.50 for consumption between 201 and 400 units as the government decided to give a subsidy of Rs 80 paisa per unit for the slab.
"For the second slab of 201 to 400 units subsidy will be Rs 0.80 per unit. As a result the tariff will come down to Rs 5 which is lower than the current rate of Rs 5.50 per unit," said the officials. The rate will be Rs 6.80 for consumption between 401 units and 800 units and for consumption beyond 800 units, the per unit rate will be Rs 7 per unit.
New Delhi: A day after BJP virtually launched its poll campaign by promising to reduce power tariff by 30 per cent, Delhi Government on Monday approved subsidy for domestic consumers whose monthly consumption does not exceed 400 units, which in effect will bring down the bill of low-end customers.
The proposal to provide the subsidy was cleared by the Delhi Cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
Dikshit had announced the subsidy on July 26 when Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) had announced a hike of five per cent for domestic consumers.
Considering the subsidy, a domestic consumer will be charged Rs 2.70 per unit for first 200 units of power instead of Rs 3.90 as announced by DERC last month.
"The government has neutralised the hike in tariff by giving subsidy to the tune of Rs 1.20 for consumption up to 200 units," officials said.
Earlier, the per unit rate for consumption up to 200 units was Rs 3.70 and government used to give a subsidy of Rs 1 per unit which had brought down the rate to Rs 2.70.
The per unit rate will be Rs 5 against earlier rate Rs 5.50 for consumption between 201 and 400 units as the government decided to give a subsidy of Rs 80 paisa per unit for the slab.
"For the second slab of 201 to 400 units subsidy will be Rs 0.80 per unit. As a result the tariff will come down to Rs 5 which is lower than the current rate of Rs 5.50 per unit," said the officials. The rate will be Rs 6.80 for consumption between 401 units and 800 units and for consumption beyond 800 units, the per unit rate will be Rs 7 per unit.
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