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Electricity Bill

J&K: Sajad Lone voices concern over steep hike in electricity bills

SRINAGAR: President of Peoples Conference (PC) Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday voiced serious concern over a steep hike in electricity bills across J&K pushing an increase of nearly 50 per cent over the previous bills.

Punjab Gau Sewa Commission Chairman extends gratitude towards Chief Minister for waiving off electricity bills of Gaushalas

CHANDIGARH:Chairman of Punjab Gau Sewa Commission Sachin Sharma has expressed words of gratitude towards Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi for waiving off electricity bills of all Gaushalas of the state.

Power employees and engineers to protest whenever Electricity Bill is tabled

CHANDIGARH:National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE ) decides to hold a day-long massive demonstration on the day whenever Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2021 is placed in Parliament, said, V K Gupta Spokesperson of the All India Power Engineers Federation.

33398 Domestic Consumers Receive Outstanding Electricity Bills Of Rs 37.74 Crore In The District Under Benefit Scheme

AMRITSAR: Punjab State Electricity Corporation has sanctioned 33398 electricity bill waiver scheme in Amritsar district under the leadership of Chief Minister Mr. Charanjit Singh Channi to provide huge relief to the domestic consumers with approved power load of up to 2 KW. Consumers have benefited and their outstanding electricity bills of Rs 37.74 crore have been waived.

About 19496 Domestic Power Consumers Avail Benefit of Outstanding Electricity Bill Waiver Scheme in Patiala

PATIALA:As many as 19496 power consumers in Patiala district have availed the benefit of waiver of outstanding amount of electricity bills, said the deputy commissioner, Mr Sandeep Hans, here, today.

District Gurdaspur gets 16159 applications for waiver of electricity bills

GURDASPUR: As part of the Punjab Government's initiative to waive the arrears of electricity bills up to 2 KW load, special camps are being organized by Powercom in the district for waiver of electricity bills up to 2 KW. K application forms are being filled. In Gurdaspur district 16159 applications were received till October 24, under which Rs. 15 crore 6 lakh 66 thousand would be waived.

On CM'S direcitives PSPCL clears outstanding arrears of electricity bills worth RS 77.37 crore of 96,911 domestic consumers so far having load below 2 kw

CHANDIGARH:On the directives of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has cleared the outstanding arrears of electricity bills worth Rs. 77.37 crore of 96,911 domestic consumers having load below 2 KW till date.

District's 8329 Beneficiary Consumer Families Received Electricity Bills Of Rs. 758.9 Lakh - DC

FEROZEPUR: The Punjab Government headed by Chief Minister Mr. Charanjit Singh Channi has given huge relief to the consumers of power up to 2 KW to help the needy people and waived the outstanding electricity bills of Rs. 758.9 lakh Have gone.

Punjab waives pending electricity bills of 55 lakh defaulters

CHANDGARH: Amid the turmoil within the ruling Congress party and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal's visit to Punjab, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday announced to waive pending electricity bills of 55 lakh defaulters, covering 80 per cent of the total consumers.

Power engineers hold conventions against Electricity Bill:AIPEF

CHANDIGARH: State-level conventions were held on Thursday in different states by power sector engineers and employees to protest against the Electricity (Amendment ) Bill 2021 and the indifferent attitude of the central government towards them. In Varanasi, UP power employees held a convention in the Prime Minister's constituency in Varanasi and submitted a memorandum in his office. The conventions were also held in Bengaluru, Trichi, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, and other state utility headquarters.

Power engineers, employees protest across the country against Electricity Bill 2021

CHANDIGARH: Power engineers and employees across the country today joined the two hour peaceful protest meetings at the utility headquarters and generating stations in all the states across the country to oppose the proposed Electricity (amendment ) Bill 2021 and against the privatization process of electricity distribution in
Union Territories and other states on the opening day of the Parliament session, said V K Gupta Spokesperson All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF ).

AAP seeks waiver of electricity bill and interest on loans of shopkeepers, besides financial assistance to laborers: Shiv Kaura

NAWANSHAHR: A delegation of Aam Aadmi Party led by Shiv Kaura, General Secretary, Trade and Industry Wing, Punjab, here today called on Deepjot Kaur, Assistant Commissioner, Nawanshahr to apprise the administration of their pitiable plight during the present lockdown orders. Other members of the wing including Gagan Agnihotri, Tejinder Teja, Rajesh Chumbar members were also present.

Power sector employees threaten strike against Electricity Bill

NEW DELHI: The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has demanded that the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 must be put out in the public domain before starting the discussion on it in Parliament.

Agriculture Ordinance And Electricity Bill shall put Punjab parliamentarians to test: Bhagwant Mann

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab President and Member of Parliament Bhagwant Mann has appealed to all Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members of Punjab to speak in unison and vote against the Agriculture Ordinances and Central Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 in the monsoon session of Parliament.

Khaira asks CM Punjab to summon Vidhan Sabha session on farm ordinacnes and Electricity bill

PHAGWARA: Sukhpal Singh Khaira MLA and former Leader of Opposition has urged Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh to summon a special session of the Vidhan Sabha Punjab, to oppose direct attack on the autonomy of the state regarding the proposed Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and three anti farmer Ordinances passed by the central government recently, that will become a law in the upcoming monsoon session of the Parliament.