The free power up to 100 units for all domestic consumers and subsidy for those including handlooms, agriculture and places of worship will continue.
Published Jul 16, 2024 | 10:15 AM ⚊ Updated Jul 16, 2024 | 10:15 AM
Tamil Nadu government all set to hike electricity tariff. (Representative Image/ Creative Commons)
Power tariff for different sections of consumers was revised in Tamil Nadu on Monday, 15 July, and this was part of the measures to offset the mounting financial losses incurred over the years, the state-run discom TANGEDCO said.
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has effected a “small” revision, TANGEDCO said in a release.
According to the revised tariff, the increase for domestic consumers is between ₹5 and ₹40 for different categories, the release from Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) said.
The free power up to 100 units for all domestic consumers and subsidy for those including handlooms, agriculture and places of worship will continue.
For 63 lakh domestic consumers using up to 200 units for two months, the increase will be a maximum of ₹ five per month, it said.
The new tariff for 35 lakh domestic users consuming up to 300 units for two months will be a maximum of ₹15 per month.
The revised tariff for domestic consumers consuming 400 units and 500 units for two months will be ₹25 and ₹40 per month, respectively.
For low and high transmission industries, the tariff was being revised to 35 paise per unit, it said.
Opposition parties including the Pattali Makkal Katchi and Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam opposed the tariff revision.
Eddapadi K Palaniswami, the Leader of Opposition took to X to strongly criticise the DMK government.
He further said that, the chief minister waited for the general and bypoll elections to end to increase the tarrif.
Demanding a rollback on the tariff increase, Palaniswami said, “It is unfair to put the burden of your administrative incompetence on people’s heads. It has become a habit of the DMK government to torture the people, without the basic capacity to provide uninterrupted power. I strongly condemn the DMK government for repeatedly increasing the electricity tariff.”
தமிழ்நாட்டில் மின் கட்டணத்தை மீண்டும் உயர்த்தியுள்ள விடியா திமுக அரசுக்கு என் கடும் கண்டனம் !
பாராளுமன்றத் தேர்தலும், விக்கிரவாண்டி இடைத்தேர்தலும் ஓயட்டும் என்று காத்திருந்து தமிழ்நாட்டு மக்களுக்கு பேரதிர்ச்சியை பரிசளித்திருக்கிறார்
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— Edappadi K Palaniswami – Say No To Drugs & DMK (@EPSTamilNadu) July 15, 2024
(With PTI inputs)
