Kalaburagi: The State Government has decided to establish grid-connected solar power plants and solar pumpset scheme all over the State to make available an uninterrupted power supply to farmers, said Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation Chairman and Sedam MLA Rajkumar Patil Telkur on Saturday March 12.
While speaking at the inauguration of Paddy Procurement Centre at Khanderayanpalli Village of Sedam Taluk in the District, MLA Patil said that the cost of solar-powered irrigation pumpset cost Rs. 3.5 lakh, in which the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) will give subsidy of Rs. 1.5 lakh, and thereby farmers will get loans up to Rs. 2 lakh at an interest of 3% per annum as well.
MLA added that as the farmers were being forced to sell their paddy at throwaway prices, the Government has approved the proposal to set up Paddy Procurement Centre at Khanderayanapalli. The Government has decided to set up eight paddy procurement centres across Kalaburagi District, four in Sedam Taluk and two each in Chittapura and Jewaragi Taluks, he informed.
Deputy Commissioner Yeshwant Gurukar said that around 95 paddy farmers have registered at the procurement centres and the District Administration has set a target to register at least 3,000.
