Hakeem Yaseen concerned over power tariff hike
Srinagar, Jan 19: Chairman Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) and former Minister Hakeem Muhammad Yaseen has expressed serious concern over erratic power tariff hike particularly in non- metered and flat rate areas.
In a statement, he said common people were unable to pay huge power bills , making their life difficult.
Yaseen has urged the government to lower the power tariff to provide relief to the affected consumer. He said consumers were complaining against inflated power bills issued to them by the PDD , exposing the common consumers to face tough times for survival and sustenance. “I urge the government to announce at least 50 percent cut in the existing power tariff rates so that consumers could have a sigh of relief,” he said.
PDF Chairman has said that on one hand , people were subjected to unscheduled power outages where on the other side power department issues inflated power bills to the consumers. He said in a welfare state , government was duty bound to provide every basic service to the people at all costs , without expecting any monetary returns. He said in a welfare state each service provided by the government should not be weighed through the prism of economic gains or losses