Patna: In a major relief to the power consumers of Bihar, the state cabinet on Friday gave its nod to provide 125 units of free electricity to the 1.67 crore domestic consumers of the state.

Notably, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had on Thursday made the announcement to give free power upto 125 units. The decision will come into effect from August 1, 2025.

Kumar made the announcement on his social media account “X” stating that “…Now we have decided that all the domestic power consumers will not have to make any payment for using 125 units of electricity from August 1 this year. This will benefit 1.67 crore families in the state.”

“The cabinet has taken a decision to provide cent per cent subsidy for those consumers who consume upto 125 units of electricity,” Energy Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav told reporters here at a press conference in a post cabinet meeting.

Yadav- who was accompanied by Development Commissioner Pratyaya........

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