Assam Government Officials To Pay Power Bills From July 1: Himanta Sarma
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This initiative aims to reduce electricity consumption, and it has already been implemented in 8,000 government offices, schools, and other institutions throughout the state.
In a bid to end the 'VIP culture', Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that ministers and government officials will have to pay for their electricity consumption. We are ending the #VIPCulture rule of paying electricity bills of Government officials using tax payer money.Myself and the Chief Secretary will set an example and start paying our power bills from July 1 onwards.Beginning July 2024, all public servants will have to pay… pic.twitter.com/kJMoYETQLJ
"We are ending the VIP Culture rule of paying electricity bills of Government officials using tax payer money. Myself and the Chief Secretary will set an example and start paying our power bills from July 1 onwards. Beginning July 2024, all public servants will have to pay for their own electricity consumption," Assam Chief Minister wrote in a post on X.
Additionally, the chief minister emphasized the state's commitment to energy conservation, explaining that they have launched a program to automatically disconnect electricity at all government offices, except for the Chief Minister Secretariat, Home, and Finance Departments, at 8 PM.
