Punjab govt slashes power tariff by Rs 3 ahead of 2022 assembly polls

The total annual financial burden on the state exchequer would be approximately Rs 3,316 crore due to this tariff rationalisation.

Chandigarh: Months ahead of assembly polls, the Punjab Cabinet on Monday decided to reduce the power tariff to domestic sector consumers having connected load up to 7 KW by Rs 3 per unit.

With this, 69 lakh domestic consumers out of the total 71.75 lakh are going to get the benefit, an official statement said.

The total annual financial burden on the state exchequer would be approximately Rs 3,316 crore due to this tariff rationalisation.