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Free electricity for irrigation to all farmers

Bharatiya Janata Party · Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022

Last updated 9 Jun 2026

Over the next 5 years, we will provide free electricity for irrigation to all farmers.

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifesto

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Delivered. The UP cabinet approved a 100% exemption from electricity charges on farmers' private tube wells in March 2024, retrospective to 1 April 2023, covering about 14.78 lakh tube wells and roughly 1.5 crore farmers, with Rs 1,800 crore budgeted for FY2024-25. The Energy Minister stated the promise of free power for farmers' tube wells had been fulfilled.

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