Mumbai Mar 7 ( UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that a scheme is being prepared in the state soon on the lines of the Central Government's Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana and one and half crore consumers will be exempt from electricity bills.
Speaking at the Legislative Assembly, Fadnavis said 70 percent of electricity consumers will benefit from the scheme.
The Chief Minister, who was replying to the debate on the Governor's address in the House, said he started the Solar Agricultural Pump Scheme for those who asked for it. In eight years, 1 lakh 84 thousand pumps were installed in the state. In the last 1 year, 3.5 lakh pumps have been installed.