Farmers in tax net not eligible for free power
Government to conduct energy audit Free power will cost the exchequer Rs. 825 crore Hydel power generation expected to be bleak K.S. Eshwarappa Bangalore: A day after Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa announced free power for irrigation pumpsets up to 10 HP, Minister for Energy K.S. Eshwarappa has clarified that farmers in the income tax bracket will not be eligible for the free supply even though they had installed pumpsets with a capacity of less than 10 HP.