The Bihar government gave a subsidy of Rs 15,343 crore to power consumers during the 2024-25 fiscal, Energy Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav said on Wednesday.

Addressing the assembly while concluding the discussion on the budget proposals of Rs13,484.35 crore of the Energy Department for 2025-26, Yadav said the NDA government in the state is sensitive towards people's problems and giving subsidies so that people can get cheap electricity.

"Consumers in the state are getting electricity 15 paisa per unit cheaper as compared to 2023-2024. As far as consumers having agricultural connections are concerned, they pay 55 paise per unit because the government provides a subsidy," he said.

Yadav said the state created a new record on September 23, 2024, when Bihar State Power Holding Company Ltd (BSPHCL) met the highest-ever demand of 8,005 mw.