New Delhi: Cabinet on Monday decided to continue its targeted subsidy which is linked to limited consumption of power for domestic consumers and agreed to extend supply of subsidised power to agricultural consumers in the national Capital.
Briefing media after the Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said targeted subsidy of Re 1 per unit for all domestic consumers restricting their consumption in off-peak/peak months would continue.
"This targeted subsidy has been in existence from March 2008," she said.
The Government has been giving the subsidy to all domestic consumers who restrict their monthly consumption up to 150 units during the off-peak summer months ( March and April) and off-peak winter months (September, October, November and February).
In a statement, Dikshit also said agricultural consumers would also continue to be benefited with the special subsidy.
"This decision has been taken to provide relief to those domestic consumers who are really vulnerable and have been restricting their monthly consumption, hence, providing an impetus to the conservation drive of the government," Dikshit said.
The agricultural consumers are getting power at Rs 1.55 per unit less than the normal rate, the statement added.
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