CM Revanth Announces Free Solar Pumps for Farmers

Free Solar Pumps: CM Revanth Reddy visited Machharam in Nagarkurnool district and laid the foundation stone for the Indira Saura Giri Jala Vikasa scheme. Afterward, the CM met with the beneficiaries and announced that the government would provide solar pump sets free of charge to all farmers, with no payment required. He also suggested that the Achampet constituency should be made a model for the country.

Free Solar Pumps for Farmers:

CM Revanth Reddy instructed officials to promote agriculture with solar panels and generate monthly income for farmers. He further directed them to plan how to connect to the grid and ordered the appointment of a special officer for this task. In addition, the CM set a strict deadline for officials to complete the installation of solar pump sets for all farmers within 100 days and requested Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka to appoint the special officer.

Through this scheme, the government aims to assist farmers across Telangana. Specifically, the scheme seeks to provide water to farmers working on fallow lands by installing solar pump sets over the next five years. Moreover, the government will fully subsidize the installation of solar pump sets and supply water to farmlands that lack electricity.

Funds for this Scheme:

The government launched the Indira Saura Giri Jal Vikasa scheme to transform fallow lands into agricultural land. To provide water to these lands through pump sets, the government will spend Rs 12,600 crore from the ST Special Development Fund at a rate of Rs 6 lakh per unit. Initially, the government will sanction Rs 600 crore, and later, it will allocate Rs 3,000 crore annually.

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The government introduced the Indira Saura Giri Jal Vikasam Scheme to address the declining forest products from Nallamala and the adverse weather conditions. Following that, around ten thousand Chenchus will benefit from this scheme. Approximately 50 Chenchu families in Macharam will benefit from the scheme as well. The government will support the cultivation of various fruit gardens across 175 acres. Over the next five years, the scheme will provide irrigation water to six lakh acres of fallow lands.