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Assam ministers to lose power subsidies, says CM
February 12, 2024
|The Morning Standard
MINISTERS and senior government officers in Assam will no longer have any access to subsidised electricity, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday, adding that he has instructed the Power Department to install prepaid meters at every government quarters, including that of ministers and officers.
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The CM said he was informed for the first time during his recent interactions with officials from the department that a very nominal monthly power bill is deducted from the salaries of ministers and senior officers. "Immediately, I instructed the department to install individual prepaid meters in every government quarters, including residences in the ministerial colony," Sarma said.
He said this measure was aimed at ensuring that no subsidised power is enjoyed by ministers, officers or government employees.
Sarma said the state cabinet, which met on Saturday, took a landmark decision to end the practice of magical healing.
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