The announcement to announce a holiday for the classes came after the INDI alliance announced a protest against the ruling BJP-NR Congress coalition government for cancelling the hike in the electricity tariff in Puducherry.
Local businessmen in Pakistan slammed the Pakistan government for high electricity tariffs and gas bills, adding that the government needs to urgently tackle the issue.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader Sellur Raju slammed the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government for increasing the electricity tariff and said that the MK Stalin-led government has given the electricity tariff hike as a "gift" to the people who voted for the DMK i
The state power distribution company said that the total financial loss of the Tamil Nadu Power Generation and Distribution Corporation, which was Rs 18.954 crore in 2011-12, increased to Rs 94,312 crore in the last 10 years, TANGEDCO said in a press release.
The hike in tariff comes after the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority approved the government's request seeking up to Rs7.12 per unit hike in electricity base tariff for domestic consumers
Pakistan's electricity regulator, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), has approved a request by the government to increase basic electricity tariff by up to Pakistani currency (PKR) 7.12 per unit.
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) head Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Monday announced a protest in Islamabad on July 12 against "high taxes and exorbitant electricity tariff."
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Saturday announced an increase in electricity tariff by Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 3.25 per unit, putting an additional burden of PKR 34 billion on power consumers, Pakistan-based The Express Tribune reported.