Digital economy to raise electricity tariff

With the move to a digital economy, the dependence on electricity would only rise

To make mobiles work in villages to act as e-wallets, many states now face the unpleasant task of telling their citizens that electricity tariffs need to be raised by an annual average of 4% from now, for at least the next two years. 

Yet, as a recent survey by a respected international organisation among Rajasthan consumers shows, politicians are right to postpone the call. Even the more educated people of Rajasthan approve the huge subsidy the state electricity distribution company carries “as a valid use of public money”. 

The extensive survey, conducted by Geneva-based International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)