15,000 Farmers In Tamil Nadu Will Receive Free Power Connections Before Pongal

Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji informed reporters on Tuesday that 34,134 of the total 50,000 farmers had already received free power connections for agricultural purposes following a review meeting at Tangedco headquarters in Chennai, and the remaining 15,866 would receive the connections before the harvest festival.

He said that just 2.20 lakh farmers received free electricity connections during the previous AIADMK administration. In contrast, within six months of the DMK assuming control in the state, 1 lakh electrical connections were made available. He stated that 1.20 crore power users had connected their service numbers to Aadhaar regarding the Aadhaar link.