Punjab Speaker seeks relief in power tariff for common man

Welcoming the relief provided to different sections of the power consumers by Channi, the Speaker said the state government must extend this relief to everyone by reducing the tariff, which in Punjab is among the highest in the country.

He said the middle classes living in urban areas and the trading community in particular had suffered during the last two years due to COVID. “We need to ameliorate their conditions,” he said, adding that their business was yet to get on track after a devastating phase of COVID.

The Speaker hoped that the state government will examine the issue as it will not have much financial implications since a large section of society has already been provided the relief and extending it won’t cost much. “There won’t be too much of an extra burden that the state cannot bear,” he remarked.