Prime Minister Narenda Modi to inaugurate ‘Kisan Suryodaya Yojana’ for the farmers of Gujarat on October 24, 2020.
- To provide day-time power supply for irrigation, the Gujarat government had recently announced the ‘Kisan Suryodaya Yojana’.
- Under this scheme, farmers will be able to avail power supply from 5 AM to 9 PM.
- The State government has allocated a budget of ₹3,500 crore for installing transmission infrastructure under this scheme by 2023. 234 ‘66-Kilowatt’ transmission lines, with a total length of 3,490 circuit kilometers (CKM) will be established under the project, in addition to 220 KV substations.
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