Govt to cut tariff for tube wells

Published December 25, 2019
ISLAMABAD: Finance Adviser Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chairs a meeting to discuss issues related to power tariff in the agriculture sector.
ISLAMABAD: Finance Adviser Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chairs a meeting to discuss issues related to power tariff in the agriculture sector.

ISLAMABAD: The government is considering a plan to reduce electricity rates for agriculture tube wells to ensure sufficient quantity of water for irrigation especially in Balochistan.

PM’s Finance Adviser Hafeez Sheikh on Tuesday held meeting regarding the enforcement of fuel price adjustment for agricultural tube wells.

Since Jan 1, government is providing electricity to agricultural tube wells at a cost of Rs5.35 per unit during peak and off-peak hours to ensure provision of adequate water to crops.

In the past, Rs10.35 per unit was charged during peak hours.

During the meeting, various suggestions for promotion of agriculture sector including further reduction in electricity rates on agriculture tube wells, and provision of sufficient quantity of water for irrigation were discussed.

Published in Dawn, December 25th, 2019

Opinion

Editorial

Kurram atrocity
Updated 22 Nov, 2024

Kurram atrocity

It would be a monumental mistake for the state to continue ignoring the violence in Kurram.
Persistent grip
22 Nov, 2024

Persistent grip

PAKISTAN has now registered 50 polio cases this year. We all saw it coming and yet there was nothing we could do to...
Green transport
22 Nov, 2024

Green transport

THE government has taken a commendable step by announcing a New Energy Vehicle policy aiming to ensure that by 2030,...
Military option
Updated 21 Nov, 2024

Military option

While restoring peace is essential, addressing Balochistan’s socioeconomic deprivation is equally important.
HIV/AIDS disaster
21 Nov, 2024

HIV/AIDS disaster

A TORTUROUS sense of déjà vu is attached to the latest health fiasco at Multan’s Nishtar Hospital. The largest...
Dubious pardon
21 Nov, 2024

Dubious pardon

IT is disturbing how a crime as grave as custodial death has culminated in an out-of-court ‘settlement’. The...