Madhya Pradesh to give farmers permanent power connections for ₹5; 30 lakh solar pumps in three years
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced at the Kisan Aabhar Sammelan in Bhopal on 2 March 2025 that farmers will get permanent electricity connections for ₹5 and 30 lakh solar pumps over the next three years.
Summary
Addressing the Kisan Aabhar Sammelan at his residence in Bhopal on 2 March 2025, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced that farmers without a power connection would get a permanent electricity connection for just ₹5. The process starts immediately in the central region (Madhya Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company) and will be extended to the whole state in phases. He said the state will give 30 lakh solar pumps to farmers over the next three years, at 10 lakh a year, and will buy the solar power that farmers produce. A day earlier the state had announced wheat procurement at ₹2,600 per quintal, including a ₹175 bonus over the MSP of ₹2,425.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 2 March 2025, Kisan Aabhar Sammelan, Bhopal
- Power connection
- Permanent connection for ₹5; central region first, then statewide
- Solar pumps
- 30 lakh in three years (10 lakh a year)
- Wheat
- ₹2,600 per quintal incl. ₹175 bonus over MSP ₹2,425
Practice MCQs 2 questions
At the Kisan Aabhar Sammelan in Bhopal on 2 March 2025, Madhya Pradesh announced that farmers would get a permanent electricity connection for:
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Correct answer: D — ₹5
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced that farmers would get a permanent electricity connection for just ₹5, starting with the central region.
How many solar pumps did Madhya Pradesh say it would give farmers over the next three years, as announced on 2 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 30 lakh
The state plans to give 30 lakh solar pumps over three years, at 10 lakh a year.