New Delhi: The Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab announced 300 units of free electricity to households from July 1.The announcement was made in advertisements published by the state’s information and public relations department in various newspapers on Saturday.It was related to a 30-day report card of the AAP government in Punjab. A formal announcement is expected to be made later on Saturday, April 16.Free electricity was one of the major poll promises of AAP in the Punjab assembly election campaign. This promise was similar to a scheme implemented by the government in New Delhi.In Delhi, power is free for people consuming less than 200 units a month and those consuming between 201 units and 400 units are eligible to avail 50% subsidy from the government on their bills.Also read: A Perfect Inflationary Storm Is Brewing at the Intersection of India’s Coal and Power SectorsOn June 29, 2021, party chief Arvind Kejriwal had promised 300 units of free electricity to every household in Punjab if AAP is elected to power. “By doing this, around 77% to 80% people of Punjab will have zero electricity bill,” he had said at a press conference in Chandigarh.He had also said the party would waive off previous power bills and supply 24-hour electricity to every household in the state.Punjab was already providing free electricity to the farming sector. It also provides 200 units of free power to all Scheduled Castes, backward castes and the below poverty line households.(With inputs from PTI)