Gujarat CM Rupani announces electricity load correction scheme without penalty for farmers

Deesa (Gujarat): In a relief to farmers of Gujarat, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today announced a voluntary declaration scheme and said that his government has decided to give one month’s time to them for correcting the power load of the motors used by them for agricultural purposes during which they won’t be penalized even if the load was found to be over the limit.

Talking to newsmen here and earlier addressing the inaugural function of the Krishi Mahotsav in this north Gujarat town in Banaskantha district, Ruapni said,’ my government has decided to announce the scheme. Many a times the farmers don’t know the horse-power of the motors they use. It causes the water level to recede. At times any fault in motor makes it consume more power. Such mistakes are committed knowingly or unknowingly and during checking by electricity company they get bill with penalty. The scheme announced today was an opportunity to mend the load issue. Farmers can get their motors checked in a month’s time and even if these are found to be consuming more loads they won’t be penalized and they could increase the load and regularize it.’

He said that over one and a half decades ago the farmers in Gujarat had to do agitation for water, power, seeds and fertilizers but it all has ended now. Owing to the efforts of the then CM and now PM Narendra Modi Narmada water has also reached in to the canals of Patan, Banaskantha, Surendranagar and Kutch, Banaskantha has become leading producer of potato, castor, cumin seed and other produces with the Mantra of Modi of per drop more crop using drip irrigation technique.

Ruapni said that 60 more cold storage facilities would be set up in Banaskantha where currently 150 such facilities were located. On the occasion he also said that the state government has procured Rs 900 crore worth of groundnut and 650 crore of Tur pulse at support price to help the farmers.

Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani on the occasion said that the Krishi Mahotsav (Agriculture festivals) started by the then CM Narendra Modi 13 years ago have played a vital role in the growth of agriculture sector and agri based economy. The soil health card concept started by Gujarat has now been spread across the country in 3 years and around 6 crore farmers have it. She elaborated on the steps taken by the union government for the betterment of agri sector. She also said that the women folk had contributed in the unprecedented increase in milk production in the country.

Union minister of state Hari Chaudhary, Gujarat Agriculture minister Chiman Sapariya,, minister of state for health Shanker Chaudhary and other ministers were also present in the event.

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