India, Aug. 8 -- Delhi's electricity subsidy policy has failed to target the deserving and disadvantaged section of the population and instead its benefits are reaped by higher-consumption-bracket consumers.

With an outgo of Rs 3,161 crore in 2022-23, more than 30 lakh consumers, within the 0 to 200 unit consumption bracket, received an average per connection subsidy of Rs 6,000 per annum, whereas approximately 16.60 lakh consumers, with consumption of more than 200 units, received approximately 70 per cent higher average subsidy per connection of over Rs 10,000 per annum, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled by the Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in the Delhi Assembly on Friday.

The report said the rationale ...