The Jammu and Kashmir government has withdrawn its 2013 order that allowed government employees residing in official quarters in Srinagar and Jammu to pay flat rates for electricity. The new order states that all government employees will now be charged for electricity at the actual rates, effective immediately.
The 2013 order had been met with criticism from some quarters, who argued that it was unfair to allow government employees to pay lower rates for electricity than other residents of the two cities. The government’s decision to withdraw the order is likely to be welcomed by those who had been opposed to it.
The new order states that the actual electricity rates for government employees will be based on the slab rate system that is applicable to all other consumers in the state. This means that government employees will now be charged for electricity at a rate that is determined by the amount of electricity they consume.
The government has said that the decision to withdraw the 2013 order was taken after a review of the scheme.
