The state Cabinet witnessed heated scenes with ministers from throughout celebration strains opposing a brand new proposal by the state power division beneath the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Urja Suraksha Evem Utthan Mahaabhiyaan (PM KUSUM) scheme. Last week, the Cabinet had given its nod to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship scheme for set up of 1 lakh solar-powered farm pumps.
On Wednesday, when the proposal for the affirmation of minutes got here up, division Minister Nitin Raut from the Congress sought a further Rs 180 crore nod for the set up and GST part of the photo voltaic pumps.
But ministers from his personal celebration, together with Sunil Kedar, Yashomati Thakur and Vijay Wadettiwar, NCP’s Ajit Pawar and Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Rathod resisted the proposal, questioning the scheme’s effectiveness.
After a heated dialogue on the problem, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray deferred the approval to the brand new proposal and likewise put the affirmation of the minutes on maintain.
