Page 2 - Power Subsidy

Bihar govt to provide subsidised power to farms by March 2022: Minister

Electricity under "Mukhya Mantri Krishi Vidyut Sambandh Yojana" is supplied at a very cheaper rate of 65 paisa per unit, the minister added

Supreme Court for putting on hold new farm laws; verdict likely today

May set up panel led by ex-CJI; farmer said won't be part of any such panel which does not repeal the laws

Eighth round of govt-farmer talks remains inconclusive; all eyes on SC now

Both sides may discuss alternatives before meeting on Jan 15

Govt, farmer unions talks fail to make headway, to reconvene on Jan 8

Officials said while the central government wanted farmers to discuss the three Acts clause by clause, the farmers wanted nothing less than an assurance of total repeal

How Jharkhand's rich households corner power subsidies worth Rs 300 cr

Jharkhand's electricity consumers received a total subsidy worth Rs 1,250 crore ($170 million) during April 2018-March 2019 (or financial year 2018-19)

New Electricity Bill: End to subsidised power, distribution overhauled

On the cards: Private power distribution franchisees, new Electricity Contract Enforcement Authority for resolution of disputes relating of contracts for sale and purchase of power

Letters to BS: Power subsidy is not populism, they are to bridge inequality

Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee has argued in favour of putting money in the hands of those having Jan Dhan accounts.

2019 agenda: Fine on discoms for outages

The central government will push for Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) of electricity subsidy, as with cooking gas, in the states. It would also like states to reduce cross-subsidy charges to 20 per cent for industrial and commercial consumers, R K Singh, the Union minister of state for power, said. He was speaking at the All States Power Ministers Conference. DBT would, he said, make for a more competitive sector, beside helping to control a rise in supply rates.DBT in power was introduced by the government of Bihar this year, while raising rates by 25 per cent across all slabs. DBT was introduced subsidy for some poorer sections and farmers. Singh said the Centre has urged all states to reduce the number of billing slabs and cap the cross-subsidy charge for industries at 20 per cent, as proposed in the National Tariff Policy-2016. Currently, there are as many as 60-90 slabs in some states. The aim is to curtail these to 12-15. Business Standard had reported earlier that the Centre was .