Punjab Government has waived outstanding electricity bills of all domestic category consumers till December 31, 2021 with the state power utility — Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) issuing a notification in this regard.
Announcing an amnesty for defaulting domestic electricity consumers, the state Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO said that the outstanding electricity bills till December 31, 2021, of those who have not paid their dues till June 30, 2022, have been waived.
“Those disconnected power connections, which are not possible to restore, will be issued again by the PSPCL on the request of the applicant. The charges incurred for the new domestic electricity connection, which are to be paid by the electricity consumers, will also be reimbursed by the Punjab Government to PSPCL,” said the Minister.
Minister made it clear that all other consumers like government hospitals, dispensaries, places of worship, government sports institutes, military rest houses, government-aided educational institutes, and attached hostels etc will not be covered under this amnesty scheme.
“Punjab Government has been providing 300 units free electricity to all the eligible residents of the State every month as promised,” said the Minister adding the State Government will fulfil all poll promises and will continue to work in public interest.
