GUWAHATI: The country on the year-end achieved 100% family electrification in 25 states, however Assam along side Meghalaya, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh continues to be away from the finish line.
According to a central authority observation, about 10.48 lakh families are left to be electrified in those four states.
Assam tops the list with the maximum choice of five,47,309 un-electrified families followed by way of Rajasthan the place 2,67,07 families still want to be electrified. Meghalaya has 1,08,353 families looking ahead to electrification and Chhattisgarh has 35,000 still left to be electrified.
The Centre launched ‘Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana’ (Saubhagya) in September, 2017 to achieve the goal of universal family electrification in the country by way of March 31 this 12 months.
The scheme envisages to supply closing mile connectivity and electricity connections to all last families in rural in addition to urban spaces. The Centre, with the give a boost to of the state energy departments and DISCOMs, has already connected about 2.39 crore families since launch of the scheme.
In Assam, Dhubri district has the best choice of families waiting to be electrified.
According to the Saubhagya dashboard, 44,152 families are still left in Dhubri district followed by way of Nagaon the place 40,464 are but to be electrified. Similarly, 40,147 families are left to be electrified in Tinsukia district.
In Meghalaya, the best choice of un-eletcrified families are in West Garo Hills district followed by way of 17,051 families in East Garo Hills district.
According to a central authority observation, about 10.48 lakh families are left to be electrified in those four states.
Assam tops the list with the maximum choice of five,47,309 un-electrified families followed by way of Rajasthan the place 2,67,07 families still want to be electrified. Meghalaya has 1,08,353 families looking ahead to electrification and Chhattisgarh has 35,000 still left to be electrified.
The Centre launched ‘Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana’ (Saubhagya) in September, 2017 to achieve the goal of universal family electrification in the country by way of March 31 this 12 months.
The scheme envisages to supply closing mile connectivity and electricity connections to all last families in rural in addition to urban spaces. The Centre, with the give a boost to of the state energy departments and DISCOMs, has already connected about 2.39 crore families since launch of the scheme.
In Assam, Dhubri district has the best choice of families waiting to be electrified.
According to the Saubhagya dashboard, 44,152 families are still left in Dhubri district followed by way of Nagaon the place 40,464 are but to be electrified. Similarly, 40,147 families are left to be electrified in Tinsukia district.
In Meghalaya, the best choice of un-eletcrified families are in West Garo Hills district followed by way of 17,051 families in East Garo Hills district.
100% electrification still a distant dream for four states
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January 02, 2019
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