Maharashtra Budget 2021: 33% concession to farmers on pending electricity bills

Maharashtra Budget 2021-22 was presented by Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar in the Legislative Assembly on Monday. In this budget, various announcements were made for the farmers by the Mahavikas Aghadi government. Pawar has also announced in the budget regarding the pending electricity bill.

Finance Minister Ajit Pawar said that 33 percent concession has been given to farmers of pending electricity bill and if the farmers pay 50 per cent of the remaining arrears by March 2022, additional 50 per cent of the remaining amount will be waived off. Rs 30,411 crore will be waived off by Mahavikas Aghadi government which amounts to 66 per cent of the original pending bills of 44.37 lakh farmers.

At the same time, the government has decided to implement an agricultural pump power connection policy to provide electricity connection through conventional or solar agricultural pumps to the farmers who have not yet got the connection of agricultural pump electricity even after paying the fee. To implement this scheme, MSEDCL will be given Rs. 1,500 crore as share capital every year, informed Ajit Pawar in the House.