YogiAdityanath impact: BPL homes to get free power in UP, others to get 100% financing option

All below poverty line (BPL) households in the urban and rural areas of Uttar Pradesh will get free power connection while those above poverty line (APL) will be given 100 per cent financing option with easy EMIs. These decisions were taken today after a marathon meeting between Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal and Uttar Pradesh Energy Minister Shrikant Sharma, which lasted over 3 hours, a Power Ministry statement said.