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Srinagar, Mar 7 (UNI) The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday criticized the Jammu and Kashmir budget for 2025-26, accusing the National Conference (NC) of failing to deliver on its election promise of providing 200 units of free electricity to every household.
The PDP said the government had assured 200 units of free electricity for every household,
creating hopes among the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
“However, the budget announcement proves that their promise was nothing more than an election gimmick,” PDP said in it’s first reaction to the Budget.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, in his budget speech announced 200 units of free electricity for Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) families.
The Opposition PDP said by limiting this benefit only to AAY ration card holders, the government has effectively excluded the vast majority of the population.
“Out of 16 lakh ration card holders, merely 95,000 will benefit, which is just 5-7% of the total population,” the party said
The party also questioned why 1.27 lakh AAY cardholders were removed from the list ahead of the announcement and why the scheme was not extended to all households as promised.
“This selective approach exposes their anti-people policies. If they truly intended to help the people of Jammu and Kashmir, they should have ensured that their promise was fulfilled in its entirety, rather than shrinking the beneficiaries to a fraction of what was originally committed,” the PDP said in a statement.
“The people of Jammu and Kashmir deserve honest governance, not broken promises,” it added.
