In Telangana, free power policy for farmers will exact a steep environmental cost


Date & Time: 2020-03-31 16:30:49

Unless the state changes course quickly, its policies will hurt the medium, small and marginal farmer, who make up 85% of its agricultural sector. When the Telangana Rashtra Samithi came to power when the state was created it in 2014, it decided to offer free power to the agriculture sector round the clock. On the face of it, it seems like it would benefit farmers.