Provide power connection under drip irrigation scheme: Gehlot to officials

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot instructed officials on Thursday to issue power connection against the applications received under the drip irrigation scheme to meet the target of providing 50,000 agriculture power connections announced in the state budget.

Gehlot held a meeting over video conference to provide relief to the consumers of the agriculture sector.

The chief minister gave instructions that agricultural power consumers would be able to increase the approved load of their connection as per their own declaration without depositing additional amount.

Farmers will be able to avail the benefit of this voluntary load increase scheme of agriculture connection till December 31.