Power supply to Gujarat farmers for 10 hours, govt to bear additional burden of Rs 150 crore

Gandhinagar: Giving relief to the ‘monsoon-disappointed’ farmers in Gujarat, the state cabinet today approved the proposal to extend the period of supply of power to them for fifteen days by two hours which will incurr an additional burden of around Rs 150 crore on the state exchequer.

The cabinet approved the proposal to supply 10 hours of power to the farmers instead of existing 8 hours for a period of 15 days from September 18 to October 2.

The decision taken in view of the failure of the monsoon in the last leg in many areas of the state will put an additional burden of around Rs 150 crores on the state exchequer.

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