A spokesperson of the State Government informed that the present state government was fully committed to provide electricity to farmers at affordable rates. He said that electricity would be made available to farmers at the concessional rate of only Rs.1 per unit.
To facilitate this, the State Government would bear a subsidy of Rs. 4.04 per unit, for which the official notification has also been issued. The spokesperson further informed that due to a slight delay in the issuance of the notification, some farmers may have received electricity bills at temporarily increased rates.
However, he assured that any excess amount collected would be duly adjusted in upcoming bills, thereby providing relief to the farmers. He said that the present State Government places the highest priority on the welfare of farmers and was taking all necessary and effective steps in this direction.
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