Nearly 83% of the domestic consumers in the state have benefitted from the 300-unit free electricity scheme, which commenced on July 1 last year. A year after the launch, the tentative data shows that consumers got benefits to the tune of ₹ 6,000 crore for zero bills, a promise made by the Aam Aadmi Party during the 2022 elections, and …
Fraudsters posing as officials of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited stole ₹8 lakh in cash from the account of an elderly person. Former agriculture official Harmel Singh said on September 13, he received a text message stating that his electricity bill for the last month was due. Harmel Singh, who retired from the agriculture department, said that on September 13, …
