PATIALA: With even the rich farmers within the state showing little interest in giving up the power subsidies, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has requested its sub-divisional officers to coax no less than one rich farmer in their jurisdictions to voluntarily surrender the agriculture energy freebies.
As in keeping with the newest round issued by the PSPCL, it has requested its assistant engineers and assistant government engineers to work on this. Besides, the power corporation has requested its officers posted at the divisional head offices to be sure that no less than five tubewell customers of their department surrender the agriculture energy (AP) subsidy.
The PSPCL stated that due efforts had been to be made by officers for motivating AP customers and influential folks of the society including rich farmers, farmhouse owners, businessmen, company homes, tutorial institutes and trusts and spiritual sects to surrender the power subsidy.
It was in January, this 12 months, that the state cabinet had notified a new policy to rate farmers, who voluntarily surrender their energy subsidy, at a flat fee of Rs 403 in keeping with BHP for every month. As in keeping with the policy, the farmers had been also introduced an approach to surrender their subsidy by 50% or by 100%.
After coming to energy in March ultimate 12 months, leader minister Amarinder Singh had made an attraction to well-off farmers within the state to surrender the loose energy. However, the attraction had failed to invoke a lot reaction from the farmers as most effective two, including his political rival and AAP MLA Sukhpal Khaira, who has 9 tubewell connections in his identify and Sukhbir Singh Thind, principal of the Government Mohindra College filed the packages with the PSPCL to surrender their energy subsidies.
In June, ultimate 12 months, Amarinder had also announced to surrender loose energy for his farmhouse. But as no policy to invoice the farmers was in place, the PSPCL had now not issued any expenses of the farmers.
As in keeping with the newest round issued by the PSPCL, it has requested its assistant engineers and assistant government engineers to work on this. Besides, the power corporation has requested its officers posted at the divisional head offices to be sure that no less than five tubewell customers of their department surrender the agriculture energy (AP) subsidy.
The PSPCL stated that due efforts had been to be made by officers for motivating AP customers and influential folks of the society including rich farmers, farmhouse owners, businessmen, company homes, tutorial institutes and trusts and spiritual sects to surrender the power subsidy.
It was in January, this 12 months, that the state cabinet had notified a new policy to rate farmers, who voluntarily surrender their energy subsidy, at a flat fee of Rs 403 in keeping with BHP for every month. As in keeping with the policy, the farmers had been also introduced an approach to surrender their subsidy by 50% or by 100%.
After coming to energy in March ultimate 12 months, leader minister Amarinder Singh had made an attraction to well-off farmers within the state to surrender the loose energy. However, the attraction had failed to invoke a lot reaction from the farmers as most effective two, including his political rival and AAP MLA Sukhpal Khaira, who has 9 tubewell connections in his identify and Sukhbir Singh Thind, principal of the Government Mohindra College filed the packages with the PSPCL to surrender their energy subsidies.
In June, ultimate 12 months, Amarinder had also announced to surrender loose energy for his farmhouse. But as no policy to invoice the farmers was in place, the PSPCL had now not issued any expenses of the farmers.
Discom asks officer to coax farmers to give up free power connections
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