Madhya Pradesh cabinet nod for Rs 160 billion power tariff subsidyto the farm sector

The Madhya Pradesh cabinet has decided to grant a subsidy of Rs 164.24 billion on power tariff to the farm sector for 2022-23.

This will be in addition to the Rs 55.84 billion subsidy approved under the Griha Jyoti Yojna scheme for domestic consumers.The subsidy will be paid to the power distribution companies by the state government. Total subsidy on power tariff will be more than Rs 220 billion