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Bihar Energy Secretary Pankaj Kumar Pal held an important review meeting at Vidyut Bhawan in Patna. In this, the progress of the Chief Minister’s Agricultural Electricity Relations Scheme was discussed. In the meeting, he instructed the superintendent and executive engineers of both the distribution companies that farmers should be widely made aware of this scheme.
The Energy Secretary said that farmers should be motivated to apply for agricultural connection by setting up special camps in panchayat buildings.
Benefits of the scheme reached the farmers
Along with this, he instructed to get a list of potential beneficiaries farmers by actively contacting farmer advisors, livelihood groups and Asha Didis, so that the benefit of the scheme can really reach the needy farmers. Setting the target to the officials, he instructed that every day, more and more agricultural power connections should be issued from every zone, so that irrigation facility can be strengthened in the state and increase the productivity of farmers.
These officers were present
The meeting was attended by Mahendra Kumar (SBPDCL) of the distribution companies, Dr. Nilesh Ramchandra Devre (NBPDCL) as well as senior officers of the headquarters and Superintending Engineer and Executive Engineer from the field.