State govt. sanctioned 2 lakh farm power connections in two years: Deputy CM in Council

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Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka

Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL

HYDERABAD

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka who holds the portfolios of Energy and Finance stated that the State authorities has been implementing respective consumer-friendly reforms successful powerfulness supply, including escaped powerfulness to cultivation pumpsets and services specified arsenic energy ambulances and azygous toll-free fig (1912) to registry each complaints.

Replying to a question raised by CPI subordinate Nellikanti Satyam successful the Legislative Council connected Monday during Question Hour, the Deputy Chief Minister said they were strengthening the vigor assemblage continuously to widen improved and prime services to each consumers, including farmers. He said that the authorities was addressing issues piled up during the BRS authorities one-by-one.

From January 2022 to December 2025 the 2 powerfulness organisation utilities had sanctioned 3,44,462 caller workplace connections, including 2 lakh successful 2024 and 2025, by scrutinising the pending applications. A full of 75,686 caller organisation transformers were besides installed to grip the further load from the caller connections. The connections were issued purely based connected seniority of the applications and different 9,700 connections would beryllium sanctioned erstwhile the organisation lines indispensable were laid.

Explaining the azygous toll-free fig work to register/resolve each complaints, Mr. Vikramarka said the 1912 fig installation was introduced connected the lines of 108 ambulance work and an energy ambulance carrying a mobile transformer, thermal imaginativeness cameras, information cogwheel boxes and others manned by an technologist and 2 different unit was besides introduced to unreserved to locations with proviso issues to code them immediately.

Further, helium stated that determination was nary scarcity of poles, conductor/cable and transformers crossed the State. Earlier, the CPI subordinate sought to cognize whether the farmers were paying wealth for getting the burnt/failed transformers repaired and the Discoms were not doing it. He besides said the authorities was supplying lone 1 rod connected outgo and the remaining poles required were being purchased by farmers outside.

Published - January 05, 2026 06:37 p.m. IST

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