BJP Stir Starts From July 18 for Farmers in Telangana
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP Stir Starts From July 18 for Farmers in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The BJP will launch an agitation from July 18 demanding the state government to immediately pay agriculture loan waiver dues to farmers, a promise Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao had made in 2018. Announcing this, the BJP state general secretary G. Premender Reddy said that the Rao government was anti-farmers, which was why they are calling for ‘ab ki baar Telangana mein kisan sarkaar’. We demand a white paper on the power situation with details of power purchase agreements, procurement costs and details on how much power is being supplied to farmers,” Reddy said. “The state does not implement the solar agriculture pump set scheme of the Centre, which will free the farmers from dependence on state supplied power.

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Over 2,500 farmers near Mangaluru want to install solar-powered IP sets in MESCOM limits
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 2,500 farmers near Mangaluru want to install solar-powered IP sets in MESCOM limits

The Hindu  

The Mangalore Electricity Supply Company has received over 2,500 applications from farmers for energising their irrigation pump sets through solar power under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan scheme till August 20. “This comes at a time when the Karnataka government improved its share of subsidy from 30% to 50% for irrigation installations located beyond 500 metres from …

Governor urges Telangana farmers to embrace solar energy under PM-KUSUM scheme
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Governor urges Telangana farmers to embrace solar energy under PM-KUSUM scheme

New Indian Express  

HANAMKONDA/WARANGAL/MULUGU: Governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Wednesday called upon farmers to utilise and reap the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan scheme. The PM-KUSUM scheme aims to replace the use of diesel pumps with solar ones to bring down cost of production. The Governor expressed delight at the speedy development of Telangana state and appreciated …

Farmers in Rajasthan set to get electricity for irrigation of crops during day time
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers in Rajasthan set to get electricity for irrigation of crops during day time

The Hindu  

Farmers in Rajasthan are set to get electricity to irrigate crops in their agricultural fields during the day, with the State government signing new agreements to promote renewable energy. Minister of State for Energy Heeralal Nagar said that the State government’s efforts to increase power production would ensure an unhindered day-time supply of electricity to agricultural consumers by 2027. As …

To please farmers, state announces free power for agriculture pumps among other schemes
5 months, 3 weeks ago

To please farmers, state announces free power for agriculture pumps among other schemes

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: As Maharashtra approaches the assembly elections, the state government on Friday declared a slew of schemes for the farmers who are going through agrarian distress. Notable among these is the ‘Mukhya Mantri Baliraja Vij Savlat Yojana’, under which the burden of the power bills of the farmers for using agriculture pumps will be paid by the state government. The …

Oppn looks to corner Karnataka govt on power shortage
1 year, 2 months ago

Oppn looks to corner Karnataka govt on power shortage

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: The power shortage in Karnataka has emerged as a political controversy, not only in Karnataka but also in the neighbouring poll-bound Telangana. Karnataka’s energy minister, KJ George, on Thursday said that the government is committed to providing a continuous 5-hour power supply to the farming community Due to the persistent situation of drought, the electricity production in Karnataka has …

'Will lock power firms if electricity not given to farmers': Bommai warns Karnataka govt
1 year, 2 months ago

'Will lock power firms if electricity not given to farmers': Bommai warns Karnataka govt

India TV News  

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday warned the state government that the Bhartiya Janta Party will lock the offices of the Electricity Supply Companies across the state if farmers are not provided continuous power supply for seven hours in three phases. Bommai attacked the state government and said that the duty of the government was to ensure the …

Congress, BJP cannot be trusted, says Harish
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress, BJP cannot be trusted, says Harish

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Health minister T. Harish Rao on Thursday warned that if Congress came to power in Telangana, things would return to what they were in the past: Three hours of power supply a day for farmers, burnt agricultural pumps and shortage of fertilisers. He cautioned the people to be wary of promises from the BJP which failed to establish a …

TS in power surplus: KTR raps Opposition
1 year, 3 months ago

TS in power surplus: KTR raps Opposition

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: IT minister K.T. Rama Rao said that Telangana had become a power-surplus state despite providing round-the-clock free supply to farmers, rapping the BJP and Congress-ruled states that were facing energy deficits. In a social media post on X, Rama Rao said that the double-engine states of BJP-governed and Congress-governed states or those of its coalition partners are facing power …

Telangana farmers in dire straits, KCR cheated them: Kishan
1 year, 4 months ago

Telangana farmers in dire straits, KCR cheated them: Kishan

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana farmers are in dire straits and the fact that more than 6,000 farmers committed suicide in the last nine years speaks volumes of the plight of farmers in the state,” Union minister and state BJP president G. Kishan Reddy said on Thursday. Addressing a gathering of farmers at Shamirpet to mark the launch of PM Kisan Samriddhi Kendra …

TS BJP sets up LED screens for PM address to farmers
1 year, 4 months ago

TS BJP sets up LED screens for PM address to farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Taking the message that the Narendra Modi government is farmer friendly, the Telangana BJP has decided that it will take an address by the Prime Minister on July 27 to farmers in the country to all farmers in the state. The BJP in Telangana has been focusing on the farmer and agriculture-friendly administration of the Modi government while at …

Power Scheme to Continue: Revanth
1 year, 5 months ago

Power Scheme to Continue: Revanth

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Congress would give round-the-clock free power to farmers after coming to power in the next elections but would stop the over Rs 8,000 crore annual corruption scam of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao-led BRS government, which was cheating farmers, said Telangana state Congress state president A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday here at a press conference. Our party is …

Telangana to generate 20 GW power, says Harish Rao
1 year, 6 months ago

Telangana to generate 20 GW power, says Harish Rao

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana’s electricity production has reached 17,000 MW, with plans to increase it to 20,000 MW by the end of the year, said finance minister T. Harish Rao. This achievement places Telangana in a position to export electricity from next year, he said, reflecting the implementation of a ₹40,000-crore power distribution system. Speaking at the fourth edition of CFO Conclave …

Farmers getting priority: Harish Rao
1 year, 6 months ago

Farmers getting priority: Harish Rao

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Criticising the Telugu Desam government of then chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for burdening farmers with inflated electricity bills, finance minister T. Harish Rao on Monday said that Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, recognising the plight of the farmers and the need for a separate Telangana state, had fought for their rights. He condemned the police firing on farmers …

State’s 24x7 power supply to all sectors a unique feat
1 year, 6 months ago

State’s 24x7 power supply to all sectors a unique feat

The Hindu  

By overcoming the precarious power supply position of over 12-hour power cuts every day in rural areas, 3 to 4 power holidays to the industrial sector every week and struggling hard to ensure even a 6-hour supply to the farm sector from the first day of its existence, Telangana’s achievement of being the only State in the country to ensure …

Call to sanction free power connections to farm sector by June 15
1 year, 7 months ago

Call to sanction free power connections to farm sector by June 15

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Energy Minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy has directed the officials to clear all applications for free agriculture power connections in AP and sanction power connection to all eligible applicants by June 15. He told them the state government was committed to implement its commitment to farmers to provide nine hours of free power supply to the farms section during day-time. …

No power tariff hike for domestic consumers in AP
1 year, 8 months ago

No power tariff hike for domestic consumers in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: There will be no hike in tariff of power supplied to domestic consumers, while the state government will pay ₹10,135.22 crores for supplying free power to farmers and subsidised power to SCs, STs, MBCs and aqua farmers, APERC chairman C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy has announced. Releasing the retail supply tariff order for the financial year 2023–24 in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, …

Solar Energy Corporation of India will supply 3,000 MW of solar power from Sept. 2024, says Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister
1 year, 11 months ago

Solar Energy Corporation of India will supply 3,000 MW of solar power from Sept. 2024, says Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister

The Hindu  

The State government is taking various steps to strengthen the nine-hour free power supply to the farm sector in order to make agriculture a profitable activity and empower farmers. The most significant of these steps is the tie-up with Solar Energy Corporation of India for supply of solar power, which will start with 3,000 Megawatts from September 2024 in the …

24x7 free power for agriculture completed 5 years
1 year, 11 months ago

24x7 free power for agriculture completed 5 years

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Free power for agriculture sector 24X7 hours in Telangana state had completed successfully five years on January 1, 2023. Free power for agriculture sector was introduced by then Congress government in 2004 and after formation of Telangana state, free power extended 24x7 for agriculture needs, which is a game changer initiative in Telangana. Telangana state northern power distribution company …

Andhra Takes Up Installing Meters To Agricultural Pump Sets
2 years, 2 months ago

Andhra Takes Up Installing Meters To Agricultural Pump Sets

ABP News  

The Andhra Pradesh government is installing meters to agricultural pump sets in the state, claiming that the move is to ensure a transparent system for the benefits of farmers. At a review meeting on the energy sector, the Chief Minister directed officials to properly educate farmers on the use of meters for agricultural pump sets by creating awareness that the …

Centre ‘nixing’ power supply in TS: Minister Jagadish Reddy
2 years, 7 months ago

Centre ‘nixing’ power supply in TS: Minister Jagadish Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Energy minister Jagadish Reddy on Tuesday accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of obstructing the 24x7 power supply in Telangana. Hence, the Centre has hatched a conspiracy and is pressurising power producers not to sell power to Telangana,” Reddy alleged. Chandrashekar Rao has agreed to allocate necessary funds for purchase of power from producers to provide 24x7 free …

Centre ready to buy rice: Kishan Reddy
2 years, 8 months ago

Centre ready to buy rice: Kishan Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Union minister for tourism and culture G. Kishan Reddy alleged that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao was provoking farmers on paddy procurement for protecting his family political interests. Chandrashekar Rao was terming BJP an ‘anti-farmers party’ by spreading false propaganda on paddy and rice procurement, he said and made it clear that the Central government was ready to procure …

TS, AP will merge If BJP wins : KTR
2 years, 10 months ago

TS, AP will merge If BJP wins : KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

NIZAMABAD: Municipal minister K.T. Rama Rao came down heavily on the BJP and said if voted to power, it would merge Telangana with Andhra Pradesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had already questioned the formation of the Telangana state, he said and urged people to decide whether they supported the BJP or not. Rama Rao, along with minister V. Prashanth Reddy …

Powering agriculture in India
3 years, 3 months ago

Powering agriculture in India

Hindustan Times  

The Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan scheme in 2019 to improve irrigation access and farmers’ income through solar-powered irrigation. Under its components A and C, the scheme aims to promote innovative models for solar-powered irrigation by setting up solar power plants on agricultural land, and solarising existing grid-connected pumps, respectively. Component A …

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