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Provide 200 units of free electricity every month to households
Promised in the manifesto
200 units of free electricity will be provided every month to eligible households.
From the manifesto: Aram (Virtue) › 2. Dignified Life and Social Security › A. People's Rights, see page 17
Where it standsIn effect, in part
In effect since 18 May 2026.
Free electricity up to 200 units is available for eligible domestic consumers.
So far
200 units of free electricity bi-monthly for households using up to 500 units
Not yet seen
The frequency is bi-monthly rather than monthly as originally promised.
Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them.
Documents behind this
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speechRevised Budget speech 2026-27, page 3
- The Government has increased the free electricity provided to consumers with bi-monthly consumption of up to 500 units, to 200 units.
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speechRevised Budget speech 2026-27, page 50
- An amount of Rs.1,545 crore is allocated to increase the free electricity entitlement from 100 units to 200 units for domestic consumers with bi-monthly consumption of up to 500 units.
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speechRevised Budget speech 2026-27, page 92
- The government is providing 200 units of free electricity.
- 18 May 2026 · Press releaseDIPR press release 21754
- The Chief Minister reviewed the implementation of the scheme providing 200 units of free electricity for domestic connections consuming up to 500 units, which came into effect on 10.05.2026.
- 10 May 2026 · Press releaseDIPR press release 21704
- The government will provide 200 units of free electricity every two months to domestic consumers who use up to 500 units in a two-month cycle.
Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.
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