Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal asks residents to apply for free power subsidy by September 30

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday asked the city’s residents to apply for the subsidy for electricity by September 30 if they want to enjoy the free electricity service by his government. He also announced that those who will not apply for the scheme, will not be able to avail the benefits.

During a media briefing today, the Delhi CM in a statement said that in the past, there was a section of people who asked the government to not impose the subsidy forcefully on them forcefully as they can pay their bills. To this, Kejriwal said that his government recently decided to make a slight change in the scheme under which the benefits will be given only to those who apply for it. Those who do not fill out the form for power subsidy, will not be able to enjoy the benefits from October 1 onwards, Kejriwal added.

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Take a look at the Delhi CM statement on electricity subsidy

In order to make it more convenient for the residents, Kejriwal also releases a phone number 7011311111, where people can give miss and apply for a power subsidy. He also revealed that all people will get a form from next month along with their electricity bill, where they can opt for the subsidy by filling it rightly.

Delhi CM also notified by saying that the subsidy is only given on the basis of which month people are applying for it. If anyone applies for the subsidy in September, they will get the benefit from October. Similarly, if people opt it from October, they will be given the benefits from November.

To note, the scheme is valid for one year only, after which it will get renewed every year, Kejriwal added.

Meanwhile, currently, Delhi residents do not have to pay any electricity bills for the consumption of less than 200 electricity units. However, those whose consumption of electricity more than 400 units, get a 50% subsidy on their bills.

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