Tamil Nadu sanctions 50,000 agricultural power connections for 2026–27
Tamil Nadu orders 50,000 agricultural electricity connections for 2026–27, with a ₹127.56-crore recurring subsidy and ₹750 crore in connection costs.
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The Tamil Nadu government has ordered Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) to provide 50,000 new agricultural electricity service connections during 2026–27.
- Normal category: 20,000, including a one-time priority allocation of 3,215 for small and marginal farmers from BC, MBC and DNC communities.
- Revised self-financing scheme: 3,372.
- Tatkal self-financing scheme: 25,282.
- Various government schemes: 1,346.
The 7,313 agricultural connections TNPDCL had already provided between April 1 and September 21 will count towards the 50,000 annual target. The government will provide ₹127.56 crore as a subsidy towards recurring electricity-consumption costs. TNPDCL will bear the ₹750 crore non-recurring cost of connection works, the reports say.
TNPDCL has also been directed to verify whether existing agricultural connections are used for their approved purpose and identify possible misclassification. The available sources do not provide a district-wise allocation or a beneficiary-selection timetable.
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