Free electricity for irrigation for all farmers within five years.
“अगले 5 वर्षों में हम सभी किसानों को सिंचाई के लिए मुफ्त बिजली उपलब्ध कराएंगे।”English: “In the next 5 years we will provide free electricity for irrigation to all farmers.”
The verdict
The 2026-27 budget speech states farmers have received free power for tube-well irrigation since 1 April 2023. A 2024 report notes eligibility requires clearing earlier bills, so coverage is of registered private tube wells.
Rule applied: Kept: achieved as promised, on time or within 6 months of the deadline → 10
Evidence timeline
- News26 Mar 2024· CMV360supportsNew rules impact free electricity scheme beneficiaries ↗
“Uttar Pradesh's Krishak Free Electricity Scheme serves approximately 14.32 lakh farmers, providing free electricity specifically for private tube wells (summary of article).”
- Budget11 Feb 2026· Government of Uttar Pradesh, Finance DepartmentsupportsBudget speech 2026-2027 (Hindi), PDF p. 5 ↗
“Translated from Hindi: Farmers are being provided free electricity supply for irrigation from tube wells from 1 April 2023.”
More agriculture promises from this manifesto
Sugarcane farmers paid within 14 days; delayed payments to carry interest recovered from mills.
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Strengthen government procurement of wheat and paddy at MSP over five years.
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Rs 1,000 crore Nand Baba Dugdh Mission to keep UP the top milk-producing state.
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Promise ID bjp-up-2022-001 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON