Power tariff concession for aquaculture farmers — ₹1.50 per unit (Andhra Pradesh)

The order recites that the earlier concession (G.O.Rt.No.92 of 2022) covers farms up to Ac.10.00 in notified aquaculture zones (para 5); para 7 extends ₹1.50 to newly declared zones and to all APSADA/CAA-registered farms from 1 June 2026. The 2019 order it recites put the subsidy at Rs.2.36 per unit at that time (para 3).

“Government hereby order for extension of concessional power tariff @Rs.1.50 per unit to the following categories of aquaculture farms with effect from 1.6.2026 subject to condition that the power factor of 0.9 to 0.95 shall be achieved by the beneficiary before March 2027. Else they will not be eligible for subsidy: 1. All eligible aquaculture farms located in newly declared Aqua Zones notified under re-survey as per Government orders and 2. All aquaculture farms registered under the APSADA Act and CAA Act up to date, estimated at about 6,500 farms, and all other eligible aquaculture farms that obtain APSADA/CAA registration in future, from the date of such registration.”