{"id":54354,"date":"2025-11-03T18:21:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T12:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=54354"},"modified":"2025-11-03T18:21:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T12:51:49","slug":"figures-speak-for-themselves-in-aap-government-11-40-crore-zero-bills-also-provided-free-electricity-to-13-50-lakh-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/political-news\/figures-speak-for-themselves-in-aap-government-11-40-crore-zero-bills-also-provided-free-electricity-to-13-50-lakh-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Figures Speak for Themselves: In AAP Government 11.40 Crore Zero Bills, Also Provided Free Electricity to 13.50 Lakh Farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Zero Electricity Bills for 90% Households, A Historic Milestone by the AAP Government: Sandhu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Tarn Taran Election News:<\/span> Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leader and candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has written a new chapter in the administrative history of the state by successfully implementing the \u2018Zero Power Bill Guarantee.\u2019 He said this is not merely an election promise, but a revolutionary step that has permanently lifted a huge financial burden off the lives of common people. Sandhu stated that today, 90% of Punjab\u2019s households receive zero electricity bills, which stands as living proof of the AAP government\u2019s honesty, intention, and effective policy.<\/p>\n<p>Releasing the official figures, Sandhu said that the greatest evidence of this scheme\u2019s success is that from July 2022 (when the scheme was launched) till October 31, 2025, the Punjab government has issued a total of 11,39,43,344 (around 11.40 crore) zero electricity bills. Alongside this, a total of 13,46,32,343 (over 13.46 crore) consumers have benefitted from subsidized power. He added that in just one billing cycle of August-September 2025, zero bills were issued to 73,87,460 households.<\/p>\n<p>Sandhu said that under this scheme, ordinary families are saving \u20b91500 to \u20b92000 every month, which they are now able to spend on their children\u2019s education and other family needs. He said this is not a one-time relief but the outcome of a strong and sustainable government policy. During the financial year 2023-24, a total of 3,59,59,088 (around 3.60 crore) zero bills were issued, and in the financial year 2024-25, the trend continued with 3,45,77,832 (around 3.46 crore) zero bills issued.<\/p>\n<p>Targeting the previous Akali-BJP and Congress governments, Sandhu asked why those parties could never provide such relief if the AAP government can make 90% of Punjab\u2019s bills zero. He said the truth is that they neither had the political will nor the vision to make people-centric policies. Sandhu accused the former governments of looting Punjab\u2019s treasury for personal interests and said they never made any serious effort to reduce the financial burden of electricity bills on ordinary citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Harmeet Singh Sandhu said that under the \u2018Roshan Punjab Mission\u2019, the Mann government is not only lighting up homes but also strengthening Punjab\u2019s backbone, its farmers. He assured that the government is committed to ensuring uninterrupted free power to 13.50 lakh farmers, helping reduce their input costs and increase their income.<\/p>\n<p>Giving details of the scheme, Sandhu said that it is not merely a \u201cfree\u201d policy but a smart and well-planned initiative. For consumption up to 600 units, the bill amount is \u201czero,\u201d and consumers are exempt from not only the electricity rate but also fixed charges, meter rent, or any other tax.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Sandhu said that these 11.40 crore zero bills and relief provided to 90% of households clearly indicate that a new era of governance has begun in Punjab. \u201cThis is the Punjab Model, based not on hollow promises but on solid guarantees,\u201d Sandhu asserted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zero Electricity Bills for 90% Households, A Historic Milestone by the AAP Government: Sandhu Tarn Taran Election News: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leader and candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has written a new chapter in the administrative history of the state by successfully implementing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,21,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-political-news","category-punjab"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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