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Bihar Free Electricity: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday made a big announcement that his government will provide Free electricity up to 125 Units. The free electricity scheme will be affected from August 1. After promising one crore jobs, this is the second, perhaps biggest announcement to woo voters ahead of the crucial assembly election, in which he seeks to retain power in the state.

"We have been providing electricity to everyone at affordable rates from the very beginning. Now we have decided that from August 1, 2025, that is, from the July bill itself, all domestic consumers in the state will not have to pay any money for electricity up to 125 units. This will benefit a total of 1 crore 67 lakh families in the state," the chief minister announced on X.

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Big Push For Solar Project - Kutir Jyoti Scheme

Kumar also announced to bring a massive solar project in which the government will support in installing solar panels on people's rooftops to generate 10,000 megawatts of solar energy in the next three years. 

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"We have also decided that in the next three years, with the consent of all these domestic consumers, solar power plants will be installed on their rooftops or at nearby public places to provide benefits," he said.

"Under the Kutir Jyoti scheme, for extremely poor families, the state government will bear the entire cost of installing solar power plants, and for the rest, the government will provide appropriate support. This means domestic consumers will no longer have to bear any cost for electricity up to 125 units, and at the same time, it is estimated that within the next three years, up to 10,000 megawatts of solar energy will be available in the state," Kumar asserted.

Bihar Govt To Employment Opportunities To 1 Cr Youth: Nitish

Earlier on July 13, Kumar announced that the Bihar government would provide jobs and employment opportunities to one crore youths over the next five years. In a bid to impart skill development training to connect youths with self-employment opportunities in the next five years (2025-2030), the state government will set up the Jananayak Karpuri Thakur Skill University, he said.