Farmers in Dausa and Karauli districts of eastern Rajasthan will get electricity for irrigation during daytime in two blocks, extending the facility to 24 districts in the State, said Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Monday night.
The target was set in the revised State budget for 2024-25.
Mr. Sharma said that steps were being taken to ensure daytime power supply to the farmers in all the 50 districts of the State. The agricultural consumers in 22 districts were earlier getting the power supply in two daytime blocks. With the inclusion of Dausa and Karauli under the Jaipur Discom, the number of districts covered in the scheme has increased to 24.
Mr. Sharma said the farmers in seven districts under Jaipur Discom – Dholpur, Bundi, Kota, Jhalawar, Jaipur, Deeg and Bharatpur – were at preset getting electricity in two daytime blocks for irrigation.
Similarly, under Ajmer Discom, 12 districts, including Ajmer, Beawar, Bhilwara, Didwana-Kuchaman, Udaipur, Salumbar, Rajsamand, Banswara, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Chittorgarh and Dungarpur, are covered. Three districts under Jodhpur Discom – Jalore, Sirohi and Pali – are also getting the facility.
