BESCOM to charge additional Rs. 1.15 per unit of electricity starting September cycle; Details here
Bengaluru: Starting this month, Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) consumers across all categories will see an additional charge of Rs 1.15 per unit due to the recent revision in its Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustment (FPPCA).
According to Bescom's order, 51 paise will be collected quarterly for FPPCA, with an additional 64 paise collected monthly.
Bescom officials have clarified that the FPPCA cost has significantly decreased compared to the previous month when consumers were charged Rs 2.05 per unit.
Beginning its billing cycle for September, Bescom has instructed billing personnel and meter readers to collect Rs 1.15 per unit from all consumer categories in the five districts under Bescom's jurisdiction. However, households registered under the Gruha Jyothi scheme will not have to pay the additional charges, as the state government will cover these costs.
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Assam to lift all cases against Koch Rajbongshis in Foreigners' Tribunals: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI): The Assam cabinet has decided to lift all cases pending against people from the Koch Rajbongshi community in the Foreigners' Tribunals, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
They will also no longer carry the tag of 'D' or doubtful voters, he said.
''There are 28,000 cases pending in different Foreigners' Tribunals in the state against people of the community. The cabinet has taken a historic decision of lifting the cases with immediate effect,'' Sarma said at a press conference here after the cabinet meeting.
The government believes that the Koch Rajbongshis are an indigenous community of the state and they are an inextricable part of ''our social and cultural fabric'', he asserted.
The people of this community are poor and have suffered a lot over the years, he said.
''They will no longer carry the tag of foreigners or ‘D’ voters,'' the CM said.
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, particularly in Assam, established to determine if a person residing in India is a "foreigner" as defined by the Foreigners Act of 1946, based on the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964.
These tribunals are designed to address matters related to citizenship and the presence of “foreigners” in India, specifically focusing on cases where someone is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
There are 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam.
The Koch Rajbongshis have a sizeable presence in Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, and they demand Scheduled Tribe status.
