State govt approves ₹1,758-cr power tariff concession for irrigation schemes
Mumbai: Ahead of the zilla parishad elections across Maharashtra, the Mahayuti government on Tuesday approved grants worth over ₹1,758 crore over two financial years for electricity tariff concessions in irrigation schemes to please farmers, who will be a major vote bank in these polls.
The decision is expected to benefit over a million farmers in the state who receive water for their land from 1,789 irrigation schemes, officials said.
