Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar here today said that the circular on the penalty imposed by the power corporations on the farmers for power theft in the agriculture sector had been withdrawn.
The circular was issued on the recommendation made by the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) and the state government is not bound to follow its order.
Addressing a press conference, the CM said in the circular, the amount of fine was made up to Rs 6 lakh, whereas earlier if a farmer had defaulted, he was fined between Rs 2,000 and Rs 20,000. “As soon as the state government came across this circular, it was decided that in the interest of the farmers, the government will not allow this circular to be implemented,” said Khattar.
