The state government has clarified that there will be no change in the electricity tariff in Jammu and Kashmir during the current year and that he charges are being levied as per the tariff order. The government was asked in the state legislative assembly here whether it intends to reduce the electricity charges in the interest of the people. The government while responding to the question through the power minister stated that the electricity charges are being levied as per the tariff order issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Electricity Regulatory Commission. The power minister stated further that there has been no tariff change for the year 2014-15. Interestingly, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on August 15 announced reduction of Electricity Duty by 12 percent bringing it down from present 22 percent to 10 percent. He also ordered for implementation of new Amnesty Scheme for power sector. The Chief Minister said that while his government has provided 40 percent more power to the people during his present tenure, he wanted to give them further relief by way of reducing electricity duty. He said the change in the fee structure is the jurisdiction of the State Electricity Regulatory Authority (SERA), as such, he could provide the relief to the people by way of reducing the electricity duty.
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 14:57:11 +0000
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