Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, during a pre-budget meeting presided over by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, sought a package of Rs 27,000 crore for reviving the state discoms, which are running into huge losses. He also sought an assistance of Rs 37 crore for providing drinking water facilities in the state.
Gehlot made the request through a letter, which Industries Minister Rajendra Pareek read out during the meeting held in Delhi recently. In his letter, Gehlot said that because of the geographical conditions in the state, providing drinking water facilities and power in the rural areas is a big challenge. The demand for power for irrigation is huge and yet the state has not hiked the tariff for power for the farmers in the state.