Chief minister Pramod Sawant said that as the decided not to increase the tariff, it will have an additional burden of Rs 120 crore on the state government.
Last year, due to thepandemic, the state government had kept the tariff order in abeyance up to March 31 this year. Considering the prevalence of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it was also proposed to keep the tariff order for financial year 2021-22 in abeyance, a cabinet note said.
The cabinet note also stated that since the general public is facing difficulties on account of the ongoing pandemic, implementation of the tariff order issued in the financial year 2021-22 at this juncture would further increase the burden on consumers.
The cabinet accordingly resolved to keep the tariff order for financial year 2021-22 in abeyance from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, except for the levy of tariff of Rs 3.5 per unit as per the tariff order for financial year 2021-22 to the electric vehicle charging station category, and the implementation of kVAh-based tariff for high tension (HT) or EHT categories. For all other categories, the subsidy will apply to nullify the tariff order for 2021-22, issued by the joint electricity regulatory commission.