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Bangalore: The first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka on Thursday announced free power for 1.5 million irrigation pumpsets and a host of sops to farmers across the state.
Presenting the revised state budget for the fiscal 2008-09 in the legislative assembly here, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa told a packed lower House that free power would be limited to irrigation pumpsets of up to 10 horsepower and made available from August 1.
A subsidy of Rs20.5 billion (Dh75 billion) has been earmarked in the budget for free power supply to irrigation pumpsets of farmers.
"As part of assurances given in our party manifesto to the people of Karnataka during the poll, farmers, weavers and fishermen will be sanctioned cooperative loans at 3 per cent interest per annum," Yeddyurappa said amid thumping of desks by treasury members.
Similarly, milk producers will be given an incentive of Rs2 per litre of milk.
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