In Uttar Pradesh, temples to be charged domestic power rates

Mathura : Uttar Pradesh government has decided to treat worship places as domestic consumers, unlike before as commercial users. The domestic power rates are cheaper than commercial rates.

"Earlier we used to treat mutts and temples as commercial consumers. Since these are places of worship, we have decided to treat them as domestic consumers. We are going to implement this system soon," Adityanath had said on Friday at a foundation-stone laying ceremony at Mathura Vrindavan on Friday. 

"Cow shelters will be treated as agricultural consumers. ….Gharelu dar par jo ashram hai, jo vishudhh roop se dharmik aur sanskritik kriyakalapon me yaha par bhagwan Shri Krishna ki Bharat ki sanatan dharam ki in paramparaon ko sanrakshan aur samvardhan me apna yogdan de rahe hain waha par ye vyvastha hogi (We will give electricity at domestic rate to the ashrams, which are helping to preserve the culture and heritage of the Sanatan Dharma and Lord Krishna)," the CM had said.

The Power Minister on Saturday also clarified that the decision by UP government is applicable on all worship places, including mosques and churches.