{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T13:15:13.371Z","data":{"id":"inc-hp-2022-005","text":"300 units of free electricity a month to every household","quote":"The other highlights of the manifesto include 10 guarantees announced by the party earlier. They include 300 units free power, Rs 1,500 per month to all women between 18 to 60 years, Rs 10 crore 'StartUp' fund and four English medium schools in each constituency.","quoteIsExact":false,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":null,"sector":"energy","measurability":"measurable","importance":"headline","deadline":"2027-12-11","deadlineType":"implied","status":"in_progress","rating":1,"ratingRule":"in_progress","provisional":true,"confidence":"high","reason":"No universal 300-unit scheme exists. In 2024 the existing 125-unit free power was withdrawn from income taxpayers and limited to one meter per family. The 2026-27 budget offers 300 free units only to about one lakh poor families under a new scheme, whose 2 October 2026 launch was postponed.","evidence":[{"date":"2022-11-05","sourceType":"news","publisher":"Business Standard (IANS)","title":"Congress in HP promises to restore old pension scheme, 300 units free power","url":"https://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/congress-in-hp-promises-to-restore-old-pension-scheme-300-units-free-power-122110500681_1.html","quote":"The other highlights of the manifesto include 10 guarantees announced by the party earlier. They include 300 units free power, Rs 1,500 per month to all women between 18 to 60 years, Rs 10 crore 'StartUp' fund and four English medium schools in each constituency.","stance":"context"},{"date":"2024-07-13","sourceType":"news","publisher":"The Tribune","title":"Shock for Himachal Pradesh taxpayers, lose power subsidy","url":"https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/shock-for-himachal-pradesh-taxpayers-lose-power-subsidy-639202","quote":"Faced with a severe financial crunch, the Himachal Government today decided to do away with subsidy on electricity bills for all income taxpayers in the state.","stance":"contradicts"},{"date":"2026-03-21","sourceType":"research","publisher":"PRS Legislative Research","title":"Himachal Pradesh Budget Analysis 2026-27","url":"https://prsindia.org/files/budget/budget_state/himachal-pradesh/2026/Budget_Analysis_2026-27-HP.pdf","quote":"Mukhya Mantri Apna Sukhi Parivar Yojna will be launched to benefit one lakh poor families. These families will be provided 300 units of free electricity and housing support for homeless families.","stance":"context"},{"date":"2026-09-30","sourceType":"news","publisher":"ETV Bharat","title":"Rs 1,500 and 300 units free electricity will not start on 2 October","url":"https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/state/himachal-government-scheme-apna-parivar-sukhi-parivar-yojana-to-not-start-on-october-2-hps26093000774","quote":"इस योजना के तहत पात्र परिवारों को 1500 रुपये की आर्थिक सहायता और 300 यूनिट मुफ्त बिजली देने का प्रावधान प्रस्तावित है.","stance":"context"}],"tags":["guarantee","free-power"],"sensitive":false,"memeLine":"300 free units promised; the meter is still reading the fine print.","review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"inc-hp-2022","partyId":"inc","electionId":"hp-2022"}}