CMNitish Kumarsaid in the state assembly that the ongoing project of installing smart pre-paid meters for power consumers in the state would be completed by 2025. At the same time, he ruled out giving free electricity to any category of power consumers.
The CM made the announcement in this regard in the legislative assembly while giving government’s reply to the discussion held as part of the vote of thanks on governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar’s address to the joint session of .
The CM said 1,354 Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture feeders had been created and 3.54 lakh farmers were given power connection so far.
The government has been purchasing power at the rate of Rs5.55 per unit, but the power consumers were being charged at the nominal rate of 70 paise per unit