Srinagar, Aug. 6 -- Jammu and Kashmir government has yet again extended the power amnesty scheme, offering waiver of interest on long pending bills to domestic consumers of the Union territory. The consumers can pay their pending bills ending March 2025 without any tax till March 2026.

Introduced in September 2022 by lieutenant governor-led administration, officials said that the extension of the scheme, by the elected government this time, was aimed at providing relief to 6 lakh domestic electricity consumers with outstanding electricity dues. This is the second extension in the past 15 months.

"Sanction is hereby accorded to the extension of Amnesty in favour of the domestic consumers granted vide government orders of September 12, 20...