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Anbumani Ramadoss criticizes delay in Tatkal agricultural electricity connections

PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has criticized the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board for failing to provide electricity connections to over 47,000 farmers who applied under the Tatkal scheme. He stated that despite the collection of over Rs 1,250 crore in fees, the board has delayed the issuance of connections for eight months, leaving farmers struggling due to drought conditions.

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What Happened

PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss issued a statement in Chennai questioning the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board regarding the status of agricultural electricity connections. He alleged that more than 47,000 farmers who applied for connections under the Tatkal scheme have been waiting for eight months without receiving service.

Ramadoss claimed that the board has collected over Rs 1,250 crore from these applicants. He argued that the delay is unacceptable given the financial hardship faced by farmers due to drought and the reliance on groundwater for irrigation.

Key Facts

  1. Anbumani Ramadoss is the leader of the PMK party.
  2. The issue concerns the Tatkal scheme for agricultural electricity connections.
  3. Over 47,000 farmers have reportedly applied for these connections.
  4. The applicants have been waiting for eight months for their connections.
  5. Ramadoss alleged that the electricity board collected over Rs 1,250 crore from the applicants.

The Timeline2

Every article on this story, in the order it was filed. We do not rank the outlets.

  1. 9 Aug

    1. Thdaily-thanthi
      மின் இணைப்புக்கு விண்ணப்பித்த விவசாயிகளுக்கு இணைப்பு வழங்காமல் ஏமாற்றுவதா? - அன்புமணி கேள்வி
    2. HTThindu-tamil
      தட்கல் மின் இணைப்பு வழங்காமல் 60 ஆயிரம் விவசாயிகளை ஏமாற்றுவதா? - அன்புமணி கண்டனம்

Where This Is Being CoveredTamil

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  • Tamilதமிழ்2 outlets

Regional reach

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Jammu & Kashmir: No local newsroomLadakh: No local newsroomPunjab: No local newsroomChandigarh: No local newsroomHimachal Pradesh: No local newsroomUttarakhand: No local newsroomHaryana: No local newsroomDelhi NCR: No local newsroomUttar Pradesh: No local newsroomRajasthan: No local newsroomGujarat: No local newsroomDadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu: No local newsroomMaharashtra: No local newsroomGoa: No local newsroomMadhya Pradesh: No local newsroomChhattisgarh: No local newsroomBihar: No local newsroomJharkhand: No local newsroomWest Bengal: No local newsroomOdisha: No local newsroomSikkim: No local newsroomArunachal Pradesh: No local newsroomAssam: No local newsroomNagaland: No local newsroomMeghalaya: No local newsroomManipur: No local newsroomTripura: No local newsroomMizoram: No local newsroomTelangana: No local newsroomKarnataka: No local newsroomAndhra Pradesh: No local newsroomKerala: No local newsroomTamil Nadu: Daily Thanthi, Hindu Tamil ThisaiPuducherry: Daily Thanthi, Hindu Tamil ThisaiLakshadweep: No local newsroomAndaman & Nicobar: No local newsroom
  • No local newsroom
  • 1 outlet
  • 2 or more
  • Where the story is

2 states with local coverage. Concentrated in the South.

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