Electricity bills of lakhs of farmers have been forgiven, read which scheme benefited?

Electricity bills of lakhs of farmers have been forgiven

The Mukhyamantri Kisan Mitra Urja Yojana launched by the Rajasthan government will actually prove to be helpful in reducing agricultural costs. With the help of this scheme, lakhs of farmers will get relief in electricity bills.

Under this scheme, a monthly subsidy of up to Rs 1000 is given to the farmers of the state on the electricity bill. Talking about this scheme, State Energy Minister Mr Bhanwar Singh Bhati said that “In the Mukhya Mantri Kisan Mitra Yojana, an additional grant of Rs. 231 crore has been given benefiting more than 8 lakh 84 thousand farmers. Out of these, 3 Electricity bills of more than 41 thousand farmers have come down to zero level.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

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