Delhi-Like Model In Bihar? CM Nitish Kumar Announces Free Electricity Ahead Of Polls
In a significant announcement ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections scheduled later this year, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday declared that domestic consumers in the state will get free electricity for up to 125 units of monthly consumption starting August 1.
Taking to the social media platform X, the Bihar CM said, “We have been providing electricity to everyone at affordable rates from the very beginning. Now we have decided that from August 1, 2025, that is, from the July bill itself, all domestic consumers in the state will not have to pay any money for electricity up to 125 units.”
Kumar said the move will benefit a total of 1 crore 67 lakh families in the state. “We have also decided that in the next three years, with the consent of all these domestic consumers, solar power plants will be installed on their rooftops or at nearby public places to provide benefits,” he added.
The measure is aimed at easing the financial burden of households, especially in rural and economically weaker sections.
Bihar CM Announces Installing Solar Power Plants
Under the Kutir Jyoti scheme, for extremely poor families, the state government will bear the entire cost of installing solar power plants, and for the rest, the government will provide appropriate support.
This means domestic consumers will no longer have to bear any cost for electricity up to 125 units, and at the same time, it is estimated that within the next three years, up to 10,000 megawatts of solar energy will be available in the state
