MUMBAI: The state has made up our minds to stick recovery of energy expenses run up through farmers given their present hardships, leader minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the assembly on Thursday. Outstanding dues for energy expenses of agricultural pumps quantity to Rs 17,000 crore. The CM also confident that energy connections would no longer be bring to an end as a result of unpaid expenses.
The reduction is the 3rd such move aimed at providing reduction to the farm sector after the loan waiver and the assurances made following the ‘lengthy march’ to Mumbai through tribals and marginal farmers in north Maharashtra. The previous two bulletins are expected so as to add up to concessions price Rs 25,000-35,000 crore which would get advantages more than 50 lakh farmers.
In the previous too, recovery of energy arrears from farmers had been stayed despite the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission directing the federal government to recuperate the dues. “In the previous 3 years, bill recoveries were stayed as a result of the drought and different crises confronted through the farm sector,” Fadnavis mentioned.
The force to recuperate dues had begun in November 2017. Around Rs 350 crore were recovered from farmers and round 2 lakh connections have been cut, officials mentioned. Officials say agricultural price lists in Maharashtra are some of the lowest in the nation.
Meanwhile, Fadnavis also mentioned that the state would pay the power expenses due from gram panchayats. This pertains mainly to expenses for streetlights, officials mentioned.
NCP leader Ajit Pawar had adverse the recovery force, alleging that energy connections of even those farmers who had paid their expenses were cut. “The farmers are being charged the improper quantity. Those who've paid are also dealing with energy being bring to an end. This is developing a large number of sadness,” Pawar mentioned.
Meanwhile, the state government has also made up our minds to ask the Centre for Rs 3,373 crore underneath the National Disaster Relief Fund to compensate cotton farmers affected by the pink bollworm pest attack and a pest attack on the paddy crop. Earlier, the quantity sought used to be Rs 2,425 crore.
“Earlier farmers who suffered more than a 33% crop loss have been being considered for NDRF help. Now help can be in keeping with panchanamas that file a more than 33% loss. We have taken the emotions of public representatives into account and made this modification,” earnings minister Chandrakant Patil informed the state assembly.
The reduction is the 3rd such move aimed at providing reduction to the farm sector after the loan waiver and the assurances made following the ‘lengthy march’ to Mumbai through tribals and marginal farmers in north Maharashtra. The previous two bulletins are expected so as to add up to concessions price Rs 25,000-35,000 crore which would get advantages more than 50 lakh farmers.
In the previous too, recovery of energy arrears from farmers had been stayed despite the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission directing the federal government to recuperate the dues. “In the previous 3 years, bill recoveries were stayed as a result of the drought and different crises confronted through the farm sector,” Fadnavis mentioned.
The force to recuperate dues had begun in November 2017. Around Rs 350 crore were recovered from farmers and round 2 lakh connections have been cut, officials mentioned. Officials say agricultural price lists in Maharashtra are some of the lowest in the nation.
Meanwhile, Fadnavis also mentioned that the state would pay the power expenses due from gram panchayats. This pertains mainly to expenses for streetlights, officials mentioned.
NCP leader Ajit Pawar had adverse the recovery force, alleging that energy connections of even those farmers who had paid their expenses were cut. “The farmers are being charged the improper quantity. Those who've paid are also dealing with energy being bring to an end. This is developing a large number of sadness,” Pawar mentioned.
Meanwhile, the state government has also made up our minds to ask the Centre for Rs 3,373 crore underneath the National Disaster Relief Fund to compensate cotton farmers affected by the pink bollworm pest attack and a pest attack on the paddy crop. Earlier, the quantity sought used to be Rs 2,425 crore.
“Earlier farmers who suffered more than a 33% crop loss have been being considered for NDRF help. Now help can be in keeping with panchanamas that file a more than 33% loss. We have taken the emotions of public representatives into account and made this modification,” earnings minister Chandrakant Patil informed the state assembly.
Maharashtra farmers get Rs 17,000cr power bill relief for now
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