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Gujarat
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Punjab
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Madhya Pradesh
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Karnataka
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Detailed explanation-1: -Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to give electricity subsidies through Direct Benefit Transfer.
Detailed explanation-2: -Free power to agriculture is vogue in states like Andhra Pradesh (AP), Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Punjab.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under the AAP government’s electricity subsidy scheme, households are classified into two categories - those consuming up to 200 units per month are provided electricity free of cost, while those using between 200-400 units are provided with a subsidy of up to Rs 800 per month.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Government has introduced Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system in Fertilizers w.e.f. October 2016. Under the fertilizer DBT system, 100% subsidy on various fertilizer grades is released to the fertilizer companies on the basis of actual sales made by the retailers to the beneficiaries.