Hyderabad, July 29 : After the formation of Telangana state, more than Rs. 50 thousand crores were given as subsidy on electricity supplied to 72 lakh 41 thousand consumers belonging to the household and agriculture sector in the state.
Economy has gained momentum with the subsidized electricity given by the government, the state government claimed in a release here on Saturday.
Power sector in Telangana state is shining under the guidance of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) and within a short period of the formation of the state, Telangana emerged as a state that has overcome power cuts and is providing continuous quality power to all sectors.
With the vision of KCR plans were designed to attain self-reliance in power generation and this has led the state of Telangana a leader in agriculture, industrial, service and business sectors.
The power generation capacity of 7778 MW in 2014 has been increased to 18567 MW by 2023 and the government has also massively expanded the power supply systems by spending Rs.97,321 crores in these 9 years to strengthen production and supply systems.
The government is providing electricity subsidies on a large scale so as to give impetus to the sectors that contribute to the all-round development of the state.
The electricity given by the government is a boost to the economic development of farmers and various low-income groups which lead to improve their living conditions.
The government is providing free quality power to a total of 27 lakh 48 thousand 598 agricultural electricity connections.
The government is bearing the electricity charges of BPL families. 35 lakh 61 thousand 809 households consuming 0-50 units of electricity per month, 25 lakh 433 scheduled caste consumers using less than 101 units per month, 2 lakh 95 thousand 114 scheduled tribe consumers are benefiting from the government’s decision.
Also, 6494 poultry farm owners, 32,654 hair cutting salon owners, 65,806 laundry shop owners, and 56 Dobhi Ghats beneficiaries are getting the benefit of electricity subsidy.
Besides these, the government is also supplying subsidized electricity to 5011 power looms and 39 spinning mills, the release added.
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