The federal government has decided to abolish the TV license fee from electricity bills. A monthly fee of 35 rupees is currently collected from residential and industrial consumers.

The Ministry of Energy’s Power Division has prepared a plan to eliminate the TV license fee. Currently, a 35-rupee fee is charged each month from residential users under this category, and industrial and commercial consumers are also subject to the same fee.

On the Prime Minister’s directive, a plan has been formulated to remove the TV license fee and other unnecessary surcharges. Recommendations will be presented in a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister next week.

Across the country, approximately 1.5 billion rupees are collected under the TV license fee from 42.6 million consumers.

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