Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday appealed to people who are financially well-off and paying income tax to voluntarily give up the benefit of 125 units of free electricity and contribute towards the state’s development.
The government was providing 125 units of free electricity to consumers across economic categories, Choudhary said, urging “income-tax-paying people to voluntarily give up the free electricity benefit”.
The event was attended by Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari, MP Shambhavi Choudhary and youth parliament founder Sayan Kunal, among others. Addressing the two-day ‘Pataliputra National Youth Parliament-2.0’ here, he said the state government was spending around Rs 23,000 crore annually on electricity subsidies, with an expenditure of Rs 8,000-10,000 per household.
The government was providing 125 units of free electricity to consumers across economic categories, Choudhary said, urging “financially well-off and income-tax-paying people to voluntarily give up the free electricity benefit and contribute towards Bihar’s development”. “Youths have a crucial role to play in strengthening democracy, preserving the country’s civilisation and cultural heritage, and building a developed India,” the chief minister said. He said quality education and acquisition of knowledge were the real foundations of success and prosperity, while calling for the annual organisation of the youth parliament to connect young people with democratic processes, constitutional values and nation-building.
