Visakhapatnam: The Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) CMD Nagalakshmi Selvarajan on Saturday said a total of 2.46 lakh farmers benefited under the nine-hour power supply scheme, a part of the YSR Rythu Bharosa.
While Srikakulam, Vizianagram and Visakhapatnam district get the nine-hour power in the night, Rajahmundry and West Godavari districts get the free power during day time.
Unfurling the national flag to mark the 74th Independence Day celebrations here, Selvarajan said uninterrupted power was supplied to over 50 lakh consumers during the lockdown. She further said that enhancements of free power from 100 units to 200 units are being supplied to 7.60 lakhs SC/ST communities. For this, the government spent Rs 136 crore. The power tariff was reduced from Rs 2 to Rs 1.50 per unit for 25,748 aqua farmers, she added, while adding that the government spent Rs 376 crore for the scheme.