Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday said agricultural pumpsets throughout the State would be fitted with electricity meters soon following the successful implementation of a pilot project in Srikakulam district. He stressed the need to spread awareness about the purpose of these meters through the Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs), saying that the Opposition parties were misleading the farmers about it.
Addressing a review meeting on the agriculture sector on Friday, Mr. Jagan said there was a saving of 30% of power due to the meters, and insisted that the project would be beneficial to farmers and the power sector as a whole.