Over 95K power connections given for irrigation pumps
The work of providing electricity connections to farmers for irrigation pumps has been stepped up in Chhattisgarh.
In the last three years, electricity connections have been given to 95,643 irrigation pumps. This includes 60,197 permanent and 35,446 temporary electricity connections.
An official communication on Wednesday said that under the ‘Krishi Pump Urjakaran Yojana’, the state government is giving a grant of Rs 1 lakh per pump for the expansion of power lines.
At present, permanent and temporary electricity connections have been given to more than 581,000 agricultural pumps, including those given earlier.
the ‘Krishak Jeevan Jyoti Yojana’ is being operated by the state government to provide relief to the farmers in their electricity bills.
