Chief Minister Raman Singh said in the State Assembly on Monday that the power tariff in Chhattisgarh is still far lower compared to other States.
‘The hike in power tariff in the country is dependent on conditions such as raise in coal and diesel prices, cost of transportation and fluctuation in global currency rates’, Singh said.
‘Despite this, an efficient management of power infrastructure has led to lower rates of power in Chhattisgarh compared to other states,’ the Chief Minister said.
He said that the average power supply rate in Chhattisgarh is Rs 4.07 per unit while in Delhi it is Rs. 6.63, in Bihar ( Rs 5.50), in Haryana ( Rs 5.33), in Tamilnadu ( Rs 4.99), in Madhya Pradesh ( Rs 4.90), in Kerala ( Rs 4.87), in Karnataka (Rs 4.85), in Odisha (Rs 4.52) while in Andhra Pradesh (Rs 4.44).
Singh said that Chhattisgarh is also the only state in the country which provides round-the-clock power supply to the consumers. ‘This apart, it has also been our (State government's) endeavour to supply 24 hrs power supply to farmers for irrigation purposes.He said that a total of 450 villages in the state are using ‘solar pumps’ provided by CREDA to draw drinking water in the State.
‘Solar power plants of a total of 16.14 MW capacity had been installed in 1,752 roofs of houses during 2012-13 in the state,’ the Chief Minister added.