Delhi will soon be able to register for availing the power subsidy offered by the Delhi government with just a missed call. Power subsidy: Give a missed call to get power subsidy. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the power portfolio, chaired a meeting with senior officials of the power department, DISCOMs and other concerned departments on Saturday.
National Capital government has decided to simplify the procedure for opting in for power subsidy. It will soon release a phone number where consumers can drop a missed call or Whatsapp to register their choice for the power subsidy. The residents of the national capital will also have the convenience of opting in through a QR code on the bill or by visiting the DISCOM centre, besides filling out a form attached to the bill.
The Deputy CM Manish Sisodia instructed the officials to make the process simpler for the consumers so that every citizen could easily register their choice with the department instead of engaging in a long-drawn process. During the meeting, it was decided that the Delhi Government would issue a power subsidy phone line. Consumers will be able to drop a missed call on this phone line or send a Whatsapp on it to register their choice.
Simultaneously, it has also concurred that all bills will carry QR codes from now on, which the consumers can scan to register their choice. The consumers will also have a walk-in option wherein they will be able to go to the DISCOM centre and register their choice for the subsidy. It is noteworthy that 47,11,176 families are taking benefit of the power subsidy at present, as per the government estimates.
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All consumers will be given a choice to opt-out from the subsidy or continue getting free electricity from October 1 onwards. The CM had announced that the subsidy would now be regulated on an opt-in basis. “We have now decided to simplify the procedure for opting-in for the power subsidy. The Delhi Government will soon release a phone number where consumers can drop a missed call or Whatsapp to register their choice for the power subsidy,” Sisodia said.
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