Mangaluru : Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa on Wednesday announced that power connections will not be disabled till June 30 for consumers who have not paid their electricity bills.

The Chief Minister waived off the monthly fixed charges of electricity bills of MSMEs for two months, while deferring the payment of fixed charges in the electricity bills of large industries without penalty and interest for a period of two months.

With regard to electricity bill payment, the Chief Minister has assured that electricity connections will not be disconnected till 30-06-2020 for consumers who have not paid the balance amount of bill, but the ones who have already paid the bills will be given incentives.

The interest on the deferred amount of bills will also be reduced.

The Chief Minister made it clear that such a relief would apply to power consumers of all categories.

He said an opportunity will be provided for the payment of balance bill amount in instalments.