Chandrapur, To increase the income of farmers, the state government has announced Krishi Pump Connection Policy 2020. State Energy Minister Dr. Nitin Raut has appealed to more and more farmers to take advantage of the policy through a letter from the office bearers, members and sarpanches of the local self-government organization.
Under this policy, there is a plan to provide immediate electricity connection to agricultural pump power consumers and supply of electricity during the day. Under this scheme, farmers have been given a rebate of up to 66 percent on their electricity bills by waiving the late fee on the outstanding bills. So far, a total of 3.75 lakh agricultural consumers and 1330 villages, more than 30,000 transformers have been paid dues and their electricity bills have been reduced.
Apart from this, 77,295 new agricultural electricity has been added from the Agriculture Contingency Fund created from the electricity bill payment amount and 71 new sub-stations have been approved, out of which the work of construction of 12 sub-stations is in progress.
Under the Krishi Pump Electricity Policy, there is a plan to provide immediate electricity connection to the agricultural pump electricity customers and supply electricity during the day. Under this scheme, the farmers have been waived up to 66 percent of the electricity bill by waiving the entire late fee. The intention of the state government is to reduce the electricity bill of the farmers.
To encourage Gram Panchayats, up to 30 percent will be paid on the amount recovered from the customers. Out of the amount recovered, 33 percent of the agricultural pump electricity bill amount will be used for the basic facilities of the agricultural pump customers at the gram panchayat level and 33 percent at the district level. Efforts will be made to strengthen the 11/22 KV transmission in the infrastructure facility at the village level, to give connections to new farmers, to increase the capacity of distribution transformers, to install new transformers, to empower low pressure transmission.
33 percent of recovery from agricultural pumps. spending on rural development
The government has taken an important decision to utilize 33 percent of the money received from agricultural pumps in the same gram panchayat area, a provision has been made in this scheme that the amount collected by the consumers can be used immediately for their convenience and the facilities can be availed of. may be used. This type of plan has been made at the gram panchayat level.
letter to sarpanches to energy minister
For this purpose, in the Republic Day program of 26 January 2022, the agricultural pump connection policy should reach more and more villagers. In a letter sent to all the public representatives.