MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Agriculture Pump Power Connection policy, 2020, has succeeded in pursuing 17.4 lakh farmers across state in the past 12 months to repay pending electricity bill arrears to the tune of Rs 2,100 crore.
“This is a huge recovery from farmers considering that there was very low recovery in the past few years,” said an official. While this has brought such a huge sum to the MSEDCL kitty, the latter has now decided to utilise Rs 1400 crore to create better infrastructure in villages and towns for the farmers.
The new infrastructure will involve strengthening of existing electricity distribution systems, installing high capacity transformers and substations. It will also involve repair and maintenance of existing feeders to ensure uninterrupted supply, an official said.
