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As many as 53 lakh households are expected to be covered under the decision, taken during a Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday. The state Cabinet also decided that disconnected electricity connections of consumers, who could not pay their bills, will also be restored.<\/p>\n

Maintaining that the Government would bear the burden for the sake of the poor, the Chief Minister said that the waiver would mean a burden of Rs 1200 crore on the state exchequer, which could even be more as these are just the estimates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As many as 53 lakh households are expected to be covered under the decision, taken during a Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday. The state Cabinet also decided that disconnected electricity connections of consumers, who could not pay their bills, will also be restored. 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