There will be no shortage of electricity: Ranjit Chautala

Haryana's Jail and Power minister Ranjit Chautala gave the assurance that there will be no shortage of electricity during his tenure as Power Minister. The minister said there is a new renewable energy system of the central government which he would be implemented all over Haryana soon.

New Delhi: Newly inducted Ministers in the Manohar Lal Khattar Cabinet assumed charge here on Friday, with senior Minister Anil Vij warning government officials to perform or be prepared to take voluntary retirement from service.

Chief Minister Khattar was also present when the newly inducted Ministers — including Home and Health Minister Anil Vij, Education Minister Kanwar Pal, Power Minister and Independent MLA Ranjit Singh Chautala, Women and Child Development Minister Kamlesh Dhanda, Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma and Sports Minister Sandeep Singh — assumed charge at the Haryana Civil Secretariat building.

Ranjit Chautala, son of former Deputy Prime Minister late Devi Lal, gave the assurance that there will be no shortage of electricity during his tenure as Power Minister.

While speaking to ETV Bharat, Haryana's Jail and Power minister Ranjit Singh Chautala claimed that he will provide electricity to farmers, which would include 4 fans and one light, in 15k-20k which presently costs around 2-3 lakhs.

Describing the scheme the minister said that its a new renewable energy system of the central government which he would be implementing in all over Haryana soon.

Talking over the situations of jail in Haryana, Ranjit Singh said that he will improve the situation within a month.

He said, "I have called meeting with the DGP and commissioner and would be taking inputs from them."

On stubble burning issue of Haryana, Ranjit Singh said, "By next season this problem will not be existing. The industries are already called to cut and collect the stubble and the farmers would also be given Rs100 per acre of land."

Following the Supreme Court guideline to incentivise farmers for stopping the burning of paddy crop stubble to check air pollution, the governments of Punjab and Haryana have announced a bonus of Rs 2,500 an acre for small and marginal farmers who are yet to start such activity.

Farmer groups say the incentives could have prevented farmers from burning stubble if it had come on time. More, they want the incentive to be a permanent feature.