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J&K consumers getting cheapest power in the country: LG

J&K consumers getting  cheapest power in the country: LG

Srinagar, Aug 12 (UNI) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said that there has been no power tariff hike in the Union Territory for the last three years and the cheapest power was being supplied to consumers of Jammu and Kashmir compared to other states in the country.

Addressing a select group of media persons in Srinagar about the budget for Jammu and Kashmir which was recently approved by the government of India in Parliament, Sinha said the UT government has repaid power sector dues of about Rs. 28,000 crore which were pending and rising for several years.

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