Power subsidies - A reality check on subsidizing power for irrigation in India (English)

After almost a decade of high-level efforts to bring electricity tariffs closer to the cost of supply, India has barely made a dent in the long-standing and increasingly uneconomical practice of subsidizing power for irrigation. Progress has been slowed by concern that higher tariffs would harm farmers and thus undermine the achievements of the green revolution package-cheap power and water, new seeds and fertilizer-aimed at enabling the country to...

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Monari,Lucio;
Document Date
2002/04/30
Document Type
Viewpoint
Report Number
24277
Volume No
1
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1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2018/01/05
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Disclosed
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Power subsidies - A reality check on subsidizing power for irrigation in India
Keywords
farmer

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Monari,Lucio.

Power subsidies - A reality check on subsidizing power for irrigation in India (English). Public policy for the private sector|note no. 244 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/548041468756578906

Power subsidies - A reality check on subsidizing power for irrigation in India (English)

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