Parliamentary Secretary for Power Division Rana Iradat Sharif Khan on Monday apprised the National Assembly that the government has already provided Rs 98 billion subsidy under power tariff to agricultural sector adding that Rs 9.3 billion subsidy was being given to over 30,000 agricultural tube-wells in provinces to facilitate the farming community across Pakistan.
Replying to various supplementary questions during Question Hour, he said that power tariff for agricultural sector was still lower as compared to other commercial and industrial tariffs. The government was utilizing all resources to provide cheap electricity to the consumers, he added.
The parliamentary secretary said that a subsidy of Rs 7.82 per unit was being provided on agricultural connections.
To another question, he said that the circular debt stands at Rs 2,536 billion by December 2022. —APP
