Free power to farmers, subsidized power to industry will continue: Captain Amarinder Singh
Punjab News: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday announced that free power to farmers and subsidized power to the industry will continue, as will the 200 free units of power to SC/BPL/BC households and freedom fighters in the state.
Making it clear that these benefits would not be withdrawn by his government at any cost, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said that his government was totally committed to the welfare of all sections of the people, with a focus on the development of key sectors, including Agriculture and Industry.
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There are approximately 14.23 lakh tube-wells in Punjab, and the total subsidy borne by the State is Rs.5733 crore for the year 2018-19 and Rs. 6060 crore for the year 2019-20, said Captain Amarinder Singh. Besides, 1.36 lakh industries had so far received Rs. 6010 crore in power subsidy, while 24.31 lakh domestic consumers were getting free power, he added.
Underlining his government’s commitment to ‘Khushaal Kissan and Kamyab Punjab (K3P)’, the Chief Minister announced in the Vidhan Sabha that the remaining 1.13 lakh of the 5.64 lakh small and marginal farmers eligible for the state government’s debt waiver scheme, would be covered within the next fiscal year.
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Further, his government had decided to disburse Rs. 520 Crores to 2.85 Lakh landless Farm Labourers who are members of the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies, he said.
He said during their tenure, the Akalis did not give even a penny to the farmers as a relief.
Disclosing that farmers’ incomes have increased through higher quantities purchased on MSP in the state, the Chief Minister said food grains purchased annually were 213.5 Lakh million tones (yearly average) during 2007-2017 and had increased to 285 Lakh million tones (yearly average) during 2017-21.
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