Jharkhand cabinet hikes free electricity entitlement to monthly 200 units

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Briefing the press, Cabinet Secretary Vandana Dadel said the government will bear an additional burden of around Rs 21.7 crore per month for this.Around 41.4 lakh consumers would benefit because of this increase in entitlement, she said.

The Jharkhand cabinet on Friday approved a proposal to increase entitlement of free electricity from 125 units per month to 200 units per month for domestic consumers, an official said.

The cabinet also approved the setting up of the Jharkhand State Faculty Development Academy for implementation of the National Education Policy.

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