{"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-2022-002","text":"Most households (77-80%) will get a zero electricity bill","quote":"with 300 free units around 77%-80% of residents would have zero electricity bills","quoteIsExact":false,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":null,"sector":"energy","measurability":"measurable","importance":"minor","deadline":"2027-03-16","deadlineType":"implied","status":"kept","rating":10,"ratingRule":"kept","provisional":false,"confidence":"medium","reason":"The power minister reported 70,86,273 domestic consumers got zero bills in 2023-24 and said about 90% of domestic consumers benefited. This is the government's own figure, reported by The Tribune; no PSPCL data was opened.","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":"2024-03-12","sourceType":"news","publisher":"The Tribune","title":"71L consumers got zero power bill: ETO","url":"https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/71l-consumers-got-zero-power-bill-eto-599937","quote":"70,86,273 domestic consumers got exemption from paying bills in 2023-24; the scheme was extended to 77,23,309 domestic consumers; minister said it relieved 90 per cent of domestic consumers.","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["electricity","zero-bill"],"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"}}