Shimla, Aug. 20 -- On the second day of the monsoon session of the Himachal Assembly on Tuesday, the issue of electricity subsidy and smart meter was raised prominently in the Question Hour. During this, the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu clarified that the state government has no intention of stopping the subsidy of any consumer. "Whether a consumer has one meter or more, they will continue to get subsidy as before," said CM.

The Chief Minister said that the government after the people gave up power subsidy, state government generated a revenue of Rs.59 lakh from last year to 20 February 2025 as 12,000 to 15,000 people gave up electricity subsidy in the state. At the same time, Rs.17.95 lakh has been spent on electricity bills of...