In a major relief to small and medium coffee planters, the State government on Thursday issued an order to provide free electricity for pump sets up to 10 hp.
The free power supply scheme will come into effect from July 1, 2022.
The order said planters had to pay the electricity bill first and the amount would later be credited to their bank accounts through direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme. But it would be applicable only to consumption of energy by 10 hp irrigation pump sets owned by planters.
