In Uttar Pradesh, farmers will receive free electricity for irrigation. The decision of providing free power has been taken in the state cabinet meeting here on Tuesday.
In the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, approval has been given to 29 decisions, including providing free electricity to farmers. Private tube wells will now benefit from free electricity for irrigation starting from April 1, 2023. This means that any electricity bill for private tube wells after April 1, 2023, will be waived off. This decision will provide free electricity for irrigation to 14.73 lakh rural areas and 5188 private tube wells in urban areas. More than 1.5 crore farmers in the state will benefit from this scheme.
The government had announced in the budget to provide free electricity for irrigation to farmers. The announcement to provide free electricity for irrigation to farmers was also made in the BJP’s manifesto. A expenditure of Rs 2400 crore in 2023-24 and Rs 2615 crore in 2024-25 will be incurred on this scheme, which will be borne by the state government.
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