PoliticsPhoto: The HinduBihar CM Samrat Choudhary Appeals to Give Up Free Electricity
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary appealed on November 2, 2026, to financially well-off and taxpayers to voluntarily give up the 125 free electricity units provided by the state government. The subsidy costs Bihar ₹23,000 crore annually. The free electricity scheme was announced by former CM Nitish Kumar in July 2025. Choudhary suggested this move could aid state development and hinted the free benefit may end soon.
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