ISAS Briefs

The government in the Indian State of Telangana announced in November 2017 that the agricultural sector in the State will receive 24-hour electricity supply from March-April 2018 onwards. However, the pilot project has met with stiff resistance from the farmers due to apprehensions that uninterrupted electricity supply will drain too much ground water. Moreover, the government's plans to revamp the farming sector may not alleviate the woes of the farmers. The sector has several pressing challenges at the present time.