6. Serviceline charges for agricultural pumping roads:

a) General :

i) Supply for agricultural pumping purposes shall be given for a minimum of 2 H. R of connected load, if any load of less than 2 H. P. is required by any consumer for agricultural purposes, he shall be required to pay for energy charges and minimum bill and minimum guarantee on the basis as if a load of 2 H. R was connected.

ii) If any consumer having a connected load of less than 2 H~ R for agricultural pumping desires to be charged on the basis of his actual connected load which shall not be loss than 1 H. R he shall be charged accordingly on condition that he will not get the benefit of free length upto 300 metres available to other agricultural pumping consumers and shall be entitled to a free allowance upto 150 metres only.

iii) Rural transformer sub-station will be set up as per schemes proposed and approved for execution of such works.

* iv) Supply for agricultural pumping purposes will be given in accordance with the terms and conditions prescribed hereunder. In all cases, 4 the service line cannot be terminated on any fixed structure of the consumer such as building and it becomes necessary to install at terminal pole which should not be more than 7.5 metres away from the premises the cost of the same shall be payable by the consumer at a fixed charge @ Rs. 500/- per PSC pole and @ Rs. 12001- per RSJ pole which include the cost of erection & supervision also.

** v) In case of power supply to the agricultural pump sets which are provided on 100% subsidy basis to the tribals by the Tribal Welfare Department of Government of Maharashtra, a free length allowance of upto 600 meters shall be allowed subject to technical feasibility and considering the factors like voltage regulation, transformer loading, etc.

b) Supply from Existing Rural Transformer sub-Station

I) Overhead Service Line :

     In the case of bonaficle agricultural pumping loads, the Board provides overhead service line free of cost upto 300 metres from the nearest distributing point i. e. from an existing rural transformer sub-station, or from a service line already laid for supply to any other consumer, provided the latter has sufficient current capacity. Any length in excess of the free length as detailed above is payable at the rates given below which include the cost of the pole except the cost of the terminal pole at the consumer's end. Consumer has also to pay fixed charges as given below to cover the cost of that portion of the service line which is laid in G. 1. Pipe or in conduit on the consumer's premises from the terminal point of the overhead mains upto the meter installed.

***The service connection charges :

Type of Service	Fixed Charge (Service connection charge)	Variable Charge for overhead lines of more than 300 meters (Service Line charges)
1.   Single Phase.	Rs. 240/-	Rs. 10/- per meter
2.   Three Phase.
i.    For loads upto 10 H P	Rs. 750/-	Rs. 10/- per meter
ii.   For loads between 11 HP & 20 HP	Rs. 800/-	Rs. 20/- per meter.
iii.  For loads between 21 HP & 40 HIP	Rs. 1400/-	Rs. 44/- per meter
iv.  For loads beyond 41 HP	Rs. 1600/-	Rs. 50/- per meter.