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Rajasthan to adopt Maharashtra model to provide electricity to farmers

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Announcement 29 Jan 2024 12:36 PM IST Economic Times

Rajasthan will adopt the Maharashtra model to provide electricity to the farmers during the day by supporting solar energy production and enhancing the power distribution system, an official statement. 

A team of officials from the Energy department will soon visit Maharashtra and research the policy changes made in this direction by the government there and the successful results achieved through them and will also discuss about implementing them here as per the geographical conditions of Rajasthan, the statement said.

Minister of State for Energy (Independent Charge) Harilal Nagar had met Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai earlier in this regard. 

Principal Secretary Energy, Government of Maharashtra, Abha Shukla, was also there during the meeting. Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and Nagar recently met  Union New and Renewable Energy Minister R K SIngh, who had suggested him to adopt the Maharashtra government's model towards decreasing dependence on traditional sources of energy.