UP starts interest waiver scheme for electricity consumers on bill arrears

Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has started an interest waiver scheme for electricity consumers on their bill arrears.

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government has started an interest waiver scheme for electricity consumers on their bill arrears, the state's Energy Minister for Srikant Sharma has said.

"Under the scheme, interest on arrears would be waived off for certain category of consumers," Sharma, UP Minister for Energy and Additional Source of Energy, told reporters.

He said the money realised will pave the way for improvement as the department is already running at a deficit of Rs 90,000 crore.