Telangana Farmers To Get 24-Hour Free Electricity From December 31
Hyderabad: Farmers in Telangana will get 24-hour free power supply from the midnight of December 31, the state government said on Thursday.
"Telangana is going to create history by becoming the first state in the country offering free power to farmers 24 hours a day," a release from the government said. As many as 23 lakh agricultural pump sets will be provided free power boosting the overall power demand to 11,000 MW by March next year, it added. The release informed that state power utilities had spent Rs 12610 crore in setting up new power lines, transformers and sub-stations as part of the elaborate arrangements to supply power.
The journey of Telangana from a power deficit state 3 years ago to a state that is now set to supply 24hrs of free power to Agriculture is extraordinary — KTR (@KTRTRS) December 26, 2017 దశాబ్దాల తరబడి రైతులు కరెంట్ గోసలు అనుభవించారు. తెలంగాణ రాష్ట్రం వచ్చిన తర్వాత కూడా ఈ కష్టాలు కొనసాగడం అర్థరహితమని భావించాం. రైతులకు 24 గంటల కరెంటు ఇవ్వడాన్ని గొప్ప అవకాశంగా మేము భావిస్తున్నాం. రైతులకు మేలు చేయడం కన్నా మించిన సంతృప్తి మరొకటి ఉండదు: సీఎం శ్రీ కేసీఆర్ 1/3 — Telangana CMO (@TelanganaCMO) December 28, 2017
Kudos to the Leadership of Hon’ble CM & tenacious efforts of Energy Minister & TSGENCO Management ?? https://t.co/T9ETQlM5bF
