US EditionNeither Electricity nor Bill Will Come: U.P. Energy Minister on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s Free Electricity Announcement
BIHAR, INDIA, JUL 17 – The scheme aims to ease financial burdens on 1.67 crore households and includes a plan to expand solar energy capacity to 10,000 megawatts within three years, officials said.
- The Aam Aadmi Party claimed its entry into Bihar politics prompted Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to announce free electricity for households up to 125 units starting August 1, benefiting approximately 1.67 crore families.
- Kumar stated that the government will cover solar power installation costs for extremely poor families under the Kutir Jyoti scheme, aiming for 10,000 megawatts of solar energy within three years.
- AAP leader Anurag Dhanda criticized Kumar's governance, alleging a breakdown in law and order despite his long tenure and claimed Kumar is influenced by the AAP's governance model.
- Kumar directed the Education Department to assess teacher vacancies and expedite recruitment for government schools.
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UP Energy Minister AK Sharma took a jibe at the Bihar government's free electricity scheme and said that 'neither electricity will come nor the bill will come'. His statement points towards the poor condition of power supply in Bihar. This comment is also important because both the states are run by NDA-led governments.
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