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New Delhi: Eleven days after forming government in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday slashed power tariff by half for lower slab users and announced free water up to 20,000 litres for every household from March 1.
“Families using power till 400 units per month will get it on half the price,” deputy CM Delhi Manish Sisodia announced in a press conference.
“Those families using more than 400 units per month will have to pay the entire bill,” Manish Sisodia added.
This will be effective from the 1st of March, Manish Sisodia said.
The reduction in power tariff will benefit 90% families in Delhi, Sisodia said.
Manish Sisodia also said that the Delhi government will provide 20,000 litres of free water per month to every household.
(Agencies)
