Section 8 in The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Wheeling Tariff and Retail Supply Tariff) Regulations, 2011
8. Government Support For Social Causes.
(1)Any class of consumers, be it a consumer below the poverty line, school, hospital etc, desirous of seeking Government support by way of subsidy, shall approach the Government of NCT of Delhi for this purpose. It would be the discretion of the Government of NCT of Delhi to consider giving subsidy to any class of consumers it so desires;Provided that the amount towards social causes and subsidy for a particular year of the Control Period shall be paid at least in four equal quarterly instalments and in advance to the period to which it is applicable;(2)Provided further that no such direction of the State Government shall be operative if the subsidy payment is not made in accordance with the provisions contained in this section and the tariff fixed by the Commission shall be applicable from the date of issue of orders.
