Nitish Kumar directs officials to provide free electricity connection to all

Patna, Nov 27 (KNN) A day after making an announcement to ban liquor in the state, chief minister Nitish Kumar, keeping up his election promise, has directed officials to provide free electricity connection to everyone in Bihar by November 2017. 

Providing free electricity connection to all the households was one of the seven promises Nitish Kumar made ahead of the assembly elections which his Grand Alliance won. 

The connections would be free, but users would be charged for the power consumed, officials said on Friday. 

The government is expected to incur an expenditure of Rs.1,500-1,800 crore on this project. 

Earlier, the free electricity connection was promised only for Below Poverty Line families but now it will also cover 50-60 lakh families coming in the Above Poverty Line category. (KNN Bureau)