Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje Provides Electricity Connections To The Farmer’s
Mumbai (Jaipur) : Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje has announced to give free upto Rs. 10,000 electricity for farmers. The announcement was done hours before Election Commission disclosed the schedule for upcoming Assembly Elections.
The announcement was made in the presence of PM Narendra Modi and hence stated that more than 12 lakh farmers will be benefited who receive free electricity up to Rs 10,000 for a year on their agricultural electricity connection.
The scheme will launched from November 2018 billing month for the general category rural farmers. This benefit will be available in the form of grants through Direct Benefit transfer (DBT), confirmed officials of the Rajasthan Energy Department.
Firstly, the farmers need to pay the bill, after which a maximum amount of Rs 833 per month shall be deposited in their bank accounts, explained the officials. The Energy Department has already issued orders to the power distribution companies in Jaipur, Ajmer and Jodhpur.
On the other side, Former CM Ashok Gehlot has lashed out at CM Vasundhara Raje by saying that she has lured the farmers after Congress announced of free power to farmers at “Charbhuja Kisan Sammelan”, he claimed. “What’s the meaning of making this announcement an hour before the implementation of the code of conduct by this outgoing government?” Gehlot asked, adding: “Why she didn’t give free electricity to farmers in her five-year tenure?”
He also said that, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government increased the electricity tariff three times and despite this, it failed to provide sufficient power to them. “Farmers will not be lured by this announcement,” he added.
