Govt to cut tariff for tube wells

Published December 25, 2019
ISLAMABAD: Finance Adviser Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chairs a meeting to discuss issues related to power tariff in the agriculture sector.
ISLAMABAD: Finance Adviser Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chairs a meeting to discuss issues related to power tariff in the agriculture sector.

ISLAMABAD: The government is considering a plan to reduce electricity rates for agriculture tube wells to ensure sufficient quantity of water for irrigation especially in Balochistan.

PM’s Finance Adviser Hafeez Sheikh on Tuesday held meeting regarding the enforcement of fuel price adjustment for agricultural tube wells.

Since Jan 1, government is providing electricity to agricultural tube wells at a cost of Rs5.35 per unit during peak and off-peak hours to ensure provision of adequate water to crops.

In the past, Rs10.35 per unit was charged during peak hours.

During the meeting, various suggestions for promotion of agriculture sector including further reduction in electricity rates on agriculture tube wells, and provision of sufficient quantity of water for irrigation were discussed.

Published in Dawn, December 25th, 2019

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