Half Electricity Bill Scheme: 3.1 million general and weaker section consumers will get the benefit of the Half Electricity Bill scheme as before
1.5 million BPL families will get the benefit of the scheme as before
Raipur, August 4, 2025/ The state government has made a reasonable amendment to the limit of discount given under the Half Electricity Bill scheme. Now, instead of a monthly discount of 400 units, a 50 percent rebate will be given on monthly consumption of up to 100 units.
Currently, out of 45 lakh domestic consumers in the state, about 31 lakh families (about 70%) consume no more than 100 units per month. Therefore, despite this revision of the Half Electricity Bill discount limit, these 31 lakh needy general and weaker section consumer families will continue to get the benefit of the scheme as before. About 70 percent of the domestic consumer families in the state will continue to benefit from the Half Electricity scheme as before.
These 31 lakh families also include 15 lakh BPL (Below Poverty Line) families, who will continue to get the benefit of the Half Electricity Bill scheme as before. These families will continue to get up to 30 units of free electricity as before, along with which they will also continue to benefit from all other benefits of the Half Electricity Bill scheme. The state government is committed to providing relief to poor families in electricity expenses.
The state government is accelerating the Prime Minister’s Suryaghar Free Electricity Scheme, under which a subsidy of ₹78,000/- from the central government and ₹30,000/- from the state government, totaling up to ₹1,08,000/- is being given for the installation of rooftop solar plants of 3 kilowatts or more capacity. A grant of 75% (₹90,000/-) is available on a 2 kilowatt solar plant, with which consumers can produce more than 200 units of electricity per month. This production is even more than the maximum discount (200 units discount on 400 units) available under the current Half Electricity Bill scheme.
The electricity bill of consumers who consume up to 400 units on average is usually more than ₹1000/-, which will become almost zero after the installation of a solar plant. In this way, such consumers will move towards the “Free Electricity Bill” scheme from the Half Electricity Bill scheme, and will achieve long-term savings.
Consumers can earn additional income by transmitting the remaining electricity, in addition to the electricity produced on their own roof, to the grid
Consumers who install rooftop solar plants can use the electricity produced on their roof and also earn additional income by transmitting the remaining electricity to the grid. Under the Prime Minister’s Suryaghar Yojana, consumers can bear 25 percent of the remaining cost themselves, or they can get a loan from the bank at a minimum interest rate. The monthly installment of this loan will be approximately ₹800/-, which is less than the average electricity bill of ₹1000/- currently payable on 400 units.
In this way, consumers can become self-reliant energy producers in the future by reducing their monthly electricity bill. This step is not only economically beneficial, but also important from an environmental perspective.
This decision of the state government is a strong and visionary effort to provide relief to poor and middle-class consumers, and to inspire them towards energy self-reliance. This scheme will lead the state towards clean energy, self-reliance, and economic savings.