AP Govt Gives Top Priority To 9 Hour Free Power Supply

Amaravati:Striving for the welfare of farming community in the state, Minister for Energy, Forest and Enviroment Balineni Srinivasa Reddy said the state government is giving much priority for effective implementation of nine hours free power supply during daytime to the agricultural sector which would give a boost to the rural economy and strengthen the farming community.

The Minister added the free power supply to the farming community in the state is a pet scheme of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and asked the officals to strive hard to make said scheme a role model for the country.As the state is an agriculture based economy, effective implementation of the said scheme would help to improve agricultural productivity, improve the living standards of farmers, Minister said.

Speaking to the officials, during a high-level review meeting held on power sector at AP Secretariat on Friday, the minister said that Andhra Pradesh is the first state in the country which is implementing free power supply for agriculture for 9 hours in daytime.

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