Agartala, Aug. 23 -- Former Tripura Power Minister and senior CPI-M leader Manik Dey has expressed appreciation for the government's decision to bear the burden of the increased power tariff, while also calling for attention to the financial losses and structural reforms in the power sector.
Dey has sought a clear timeline from the government on the duration of the relief and raised questions about the fate of Rs 362 crore, which he claimed remained outside the first tranche of the revenue-gap recovery approved by the Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Two days ago, the State government announced that it would subsidise 100 per cent of the increased electricity tariff, with the subsidy taking effect from May and being adjusted against ele...