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Farmers in 40,500 villages provided agri power connections

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
A total of 40,506 farmers in 40,500 villages were provided agricultural power connection in just nine months of 2015-16, Rajasthan Minister of State for Power Pushpendra Singh said today.

For Rabi crop season, the farmers were being provided uninterrupted power supply in four block-hours' schedule since October this year, the minister said here.

All 3 discoms have been directed to provide power supply at agricultural connections as per schedule without any interruption, he said.

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First Published: Dec 24 2015 | 7:13 PM IST

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