The Punjab cabinet on Wednesday decided to waive pending electricity bills of all defaulters having connection up to 2 KW.<\/p>\n
This will cover 80 per cent electricity consumers in Punjab. Such consumers whose connections have been disconnected would benefit from it.<\/p>\n
This will put approximately Rs 1,200 crore burden on the state exchequer and will benefit consumers in rural and urban areas. Committees at tehsil level will be formed to handle such cases and verify the beneficiaries. The policy will apply only to the previous electricity bills that are pending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"