{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T09:25:50.013Z","data":{"id":"aap-pb-2022-001","text":"300 units of free electricity a month for every household","quote":"300 units of electricity free in Punjab if it comes to power in the state","quoteIsExact":false,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":null,"sector":"energy","measurability":"measurable","importance":"headline","deadline":"2027-03-16","deadlineType":"implied","status":"kept","rating":9,"ratingRule":"kept_small_dilution","provisional":false,"confidence":"high","reason":"From 1 July 2022 households get 600 free units per two-month billing cycle (PRS budget analysis, cabinet decision). Small dilution: a general-category household that crosses 600 units in a cycle pays the full bill, not only the excess.","evidence":[{"date":"2021-06-29","sourceType":"news","publisher":"Scroll.in","title":"Punjab elections: Kejriwal promises 300 units of free electricity, 24-hour supply if AAP wins","url":"https://scroll.in/latest/998801/scroll_in","quote":"Kejriwal promised 300 free units, waiver of pending power bills and 24-hour electricity, which he said would take 3-4 years.","stance":"context"},{"date":"2022-06-27","sourceType":"budget","publisher":"PRS Legislative Research","title":"Punjab Budget Analysis 2022-23","url":"https://prsindia.org/budgets/states/punjab-budget-analysis-2022-23","quote":"Free power for domestic use: From July 1, 2022, 300 units of domestic power supply per month will be made free.","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2022-07-06","sourceType":"news","publisher":"The Tribune","title":"Punjab Cabinet gives final approval to 600 units of free power to every household per billing cycle","url":"https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-cabinet-gives-final-approval-to-600-units-of-free-power-to-every-household-per-billing-cycle-410042","quote":"Cabinet approved 600 units free per billing cycle from July 1, 2022, and waiver of pending domestic arrears benefiting about 28.10 lakh consumers (Rs 1,298 crore).","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2022-04-17","sourceType":"news","publisher":"The Tribune","title":"Free power in Punjab comes with rider","url":"https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/free-power-in-punjab-comes-with-rider-386935","quote":"If a household consumed more than 600 units in two months, it would have to pay the full bill (SC, BC, BPL and freedom-fighter households pay only the excess).","stance":"context"}],"tags":["electricity","free-power"],"sensitive":false,"memeLine":null,"review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"aap-pb-2022","partyId":"aap","electionId":"pb-2022"}}