Punjab Govt Hikes Petrol, Diesel Prices; Cancels Previous Congress Govts Power Subsidy Scheme

Punjab’s Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday hiked the petrol prices by 61 paise and diesel by 92 paise per liter. The government has also scrapped a scheme introduced by the previous Congress government, which offered subsidized power to households with up to 7 KW load, as reported by The Tribune.