Good news has come for 2.85 lakh farmers of Bihar!
Good news has come for 2.85 lakh farmers of Bihar!
Nitish government has given good news for the farmers of Bihar. About 2.85 lakh more farmers in bihar are going to get electricity connection for agricultural work by june this year (2025). Officials have given this information. It was told that so far 5.55 lakh farmers in bihar have got electricity connections through agricultural feeders.
Issued by the state's Information and Public Relations Department, it was said, "By june 2025, about 2.85 lakh more farmers will be provided electricity connections who have applied for agricultural electricity connection." According to the statement, on the instructions of chief minister Nitish Kumar, the Energy Department of the state is engaged in ensuring that the remaining farmers are given electricity connection for agriculture as soon as possible.
It was said, "The chief minister has constantly emphadata-sized the importance of renewable energy and called it 'real energy'. Under the Jal jeevan Hariyali Yojana launched in 2019, he has called for extensive efforts to adopt solar energy."
electricity will be obtained from solar and other renewable energy sources
It was told that the Energy Department has started implementing renewable energy options for supplying electricity for agricultural work. The state government is committed to providing electricity for agricultural work through special feeders. This electricity will be obtained from solar and other renewable energy sources.
More than 92 percent subsidy on electricity to farmers
It was informed that out of a total of 3,000 such feeders, 2,500 have already been constructed. The bihar government gives more than 92 percent subsidy on electricity to farmers, making it "10 times cheaper than diesel". Chief Secretary Amrit Lal meena described the initiative as an important step in meeting the growing energy demand of the state and reducing the impact of drought-like situations.