Delhi Power Minister Atishi on Wednesday held a review meeting on the Arvind Kejriwal Government’s 400 units free electricity scheme for 1984 Sikh massacre victims and instructed officials of the Revenue Department and the Power Department to ensure hassle free implementation.
“To ensure hassle-free implementation of the Kejriwal government’s scheme to provide up to 400 units of free electricity to 1984 Sikh massacre victims in Delhi, Power Minister Atishi on Wednesday held a review meeting with the officials of the Revenue Department and the Power Department,” the party said in a statement.
On this occasion, Power Minister Atishi said, “The Kejriwal government is committed to working towards the betterment of every section of the society in Delhi. In this direction, a scheme to provide up to 400 units of free electricity to the victims of the 1984 Sikh riots was started in 2018 under the leadership of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.” AAP MLA Jarnail Singh from Tilak Nagar was also present in the meeting.
Further, in the meeting, Atishi instructed the officials of the Power Department and Revenue Departments to work in tandem to ensure that the victims of the 1984 Sikh riots continue to get the benefit of electricity subsidy without any hassle.
“If for some reason, the benefits of the scheme do not reach the beneficiaries, then bills up to 400 units should be waived between the certification of the beneficiaries in the scheme from the notification of the scheme in 2018. Also, by organising special camps, the certification process of the victims deprived of subsidy scheme should also be completed soon,” added the Power Minister.
The senior AAP leader also instructed the Revenue Department officials to make unique ID cards for the riot victims so that they can avail the benefits of government schemes without any hassle.
