The Government of India provides many schemes for the farmers of the country. Government schemes are implemented keeping in mind the interests of the farmers. Electricity is a very important thing for farming. That is why the government gives subsidy to farmers for electricity.
So apart from the central government, the state governments of different states of the country also benefit the farmers a lot. Many states also provide free electricity facility to farmers. If you also live in these states. So you can also take advantage of the free electricity facility.
The farmers of Punjab have been given the benefit of free electricity by the state government. The Bhagwant Mann government of Punjab has announced to give free electricity to the farmers from this year. In Punjab, the government gives 8 hours of electricity to the farmers every day.
Apart from this, the farmers of Maharashtra are also given a lot of benefits by the government. The Eknath Shinde government of the state has announced to provide free electricity to 44 lakh farmers of Maharashtra from April this year to next 5 years.
The Uttar Pradesh government also runs many schemes for farmers. Which benefits crores of farmers of the state. In Uttar Pradesh also, farmers are given free electricity by the government. In Uttar Pradesh, farmers get the facility of 140 units of free electricity every month.
In Madhya Pradesh, the government has arranged for solar pumps to avoid the problem of electricity bill for farmers. To install it, 60 percent subsidy will be given by the government, farmers will have to pay only 40 percent of the amount. With solar pump, the electricity of farmers will become zero.
The farmers of Andhra Pradesh are also given the benefit of free electricity scheme by the Andhra Pradesh government. According to the information received from the government, farmers are given 9 hours of free electricity in Andhra Pradesh. Which benefits lakhs of farmers of the state.