IANS | 25 Jan, 2023
The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) is to
formulate a plan for consumers to give up the 100 free units and other
power subsidies. This will come into effect after the Aadhaar linking of
the consumers is completed.
A senior officer with
Tangedco while speaking to IANS said that the power utility is in the
final phase of executing the project and an announcement on the same
would be given soon.
The households of Tamil Nadu as well as the
weavers are getting 100 free units as a subsidy and the state power
department is making alternate arrangements to substitute this.
Streamlining
of power subsidies, Aadhaar linking of consumers, and feeder
segregation are three major parameters to be executed by a power utility
to get the Central government funding.
Tangedco has already
taken steps for Aadhaar linking and feeder segregation and the power
utility is now planning a scheme so that the consumers are giving up the
subsidies voluntarily. If the consumers give up the power subsidies,
the financial situation of Tangedco improves.
However, there has
to be a separate column on Tangedco website required to introduce the
scheme that helps the consumers give up the subsidies voluntarily. The
Tangedco will advertise the scheme and report to Tamil Nadu Electricity
Regulatory Commission.
With the last date for linking of Aadhaar
cards coming up on January 31, the Tangedco, according to the senior
official, has no plan to extend the last date. The Tangedco official
also said that a new plan for voluntarily foregoing the power subsidy
will be submitted before the Tamil Nadu Assembly session is convened.
