Gujarat govt’s U-turn: Now, farmers to get daytime electrical energy in two years

Express News Service

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat authorities has reversed its place on the much-debated challenge throughout the Gujarat meeting elections. During the 2022 elections, Gujarat farmers protested over offering daytime electrical energy all through Gujarat.

The Bhartiya Kisan Sangh, a wing of the RSS, additionally protested in opposition to the federal government on this challenge. At the time, the federal government assured farmers that they might have entry to electrical energy even throughout the day by the top of 2022.

However, the federal government has made a U-turn on the problem, stating that the farmers will be capable to get electrical energy throughout the day after two years.

In response to a query within the Gujarat Assembly, Energy Minister Kanubhai Desai said that every one farmers within the state may have entry to electrical energy throughout the day inside the subsequent two years.

“For this, the state authorities is set to divide present feeders and supply energy provide with adequate strain by way of new feeders,” he added.

Pal Ambalia, president of the Congress Party’s Kisan Cell stated, “The Energy Minister stated within the Assembly that the Kisan Suryodaya scheme will take two extra years to offer electrical energy to the farmers throughout the day, the query is now the right way to belief the federal government, as a result of earlier former chief minister stated that each farmer will get electrical energy by December 2022 and now power minister stated that each farmer will get electrical energy after two years?”

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Ambalia accused the Gujarat authorities, saying that “Earlier Rs 3,500 crores have been allotted for this scheme and now once more it was stated within the meeting that Rs 1960 crore rupees have been allotted on this scheme, the query is the place did the 3500 crore rupees that have been allotted for this scheme go? Because the farmers of Gujarat haven’t but acquired electrical energy throughout the day.”

“While the energy minister claims that it will take two years to provide daytime electricity, agriculture minister Raghavji stated on December 31, 2022, that we have yet to begin the first phase of this scheme. are on their way,” he added. 

The Gujarat authorities launched the Kisan Suryodaya Yojana to offer electrical energy to farmers throughout the day. The program was carried out in 2020–21 for 19.25 lakh farmers in Gujarat who had farm electrical energy connections; within the first section, 1055 villages of Dahod, Junagadh, and Gir Somnath District have been included whereas 3927 villages have been included within the section.

On August 5, 2021, then-Chief Minister Vijay Rupani introduced that by the top of 2022, each farmer in Gujarat would have entry to electrical energy throughout the day. However, most Gujarat farmers didn’t have entry to electrical energy till the 2022 elections. Farmers all through Gujarat, significantly in North Gujarat, held agitations for daytime electrical energy, which have been supported by the RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Kisan Sangh.

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat authorities has reversed its place on the much-debated challenge throughout the Gujarat meeting elections. During the 2022 elections, Gujarat farmers protested over offering daytime electrical energy all through Gujarat.

The Bhartiya Kisan Sangh, a wing of the RSS, additionally protested in opposition to the federal government on this challenge. At the time, the federal government assured farmers that they might have entry to electrical energy even throughout the day by the top of 2022.

However, the federal government has made a U-turn on the problem, stating that the farmers will be capable to get electrical energy throughout the day after two years.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

In response to a query within the Gujarat Assembly, Energy Minister Kanubhai Desai said that every one farmers within the state may have entry to electrical energy throughout the day inside the subsequent two years.

“For this, the state authorities is set to divide present feeders and supply energy provide with adequate strain by way of new feeders,” he added.

Pal Ambalia, president of the Congress Party’s Kisan Cell stated, “The Energy Minister stated within the Assembly that the Kisan Suryodaya scheme will take two extra years to offer electrical energy to the farmers throughout the day, the query is now the right way to belief the federal government, as a result of earlier former chief minister stated that each farmer will get electrical energy by December 2022 and now power minister stated that each farmer will get electrical energy after two years?”

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Ambalia accused the Gujarat authorities, saying that “Earlier Rs 3,500 crores have been allotted for this scheme and now once more it was stated within the meeting that Rs 1960 crore rupees have been allotted on this scheme, the query is the place did the 3500 crore rupees that have been allotted for this scheme go? Because the farmers of Gujarat haven’t but acquired electrical energy throughout the day.”

“While the energy minister claims that it will take two years to provide daytime electricity, agriculture minister Raghavji stated on December 31, 2022, that we have yet to begin the first phase of this scheme. are on their way,” he added. 

The Gujarat authorities launched the Kisan Suryodaya Yojana to offer electrical energy to farmers throughout the day. The program was carried out in 2020–21 for 19.25 lakh farmers in Gujarat who had farm electrical energy connections; within the first section, 1055 villages of Dahod, Junagadh, and Gir Somnath District have been included whereas 3927 villages have been included within the section.

On August 5, 2021, then-Chief Minister Vijay Rupani introduced that by the top of 2022, each farmer in Gujarat would have entry to electrical energy throughout the day. However, most Gujarat farmers didn’t have entry to electrical energy till the 2022 elections. Farmers all through Gujarat, significantly in North Gujarat, held agitations for daytime electrical energy, which have been supported by the RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Kisan Sangh.