Saubhagya Scheme

Under Saubhagya, the Centre provided 60 per cent of the project finance to states for giving connections to rural households, and the rest was borne by states

The power ministry on Saturday said that as many as 2.82 crore families got electricity connection under the flagship Saubhagya scheme.

The number of un-electrified households stood at 320,422 till August-end this year under the Saubhagya Scheme, which is meant for achieving 100% universal electrification of homes in the country

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Some states such as Gujarat, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Punjab and the Union Territories are already 100 per cent electrified

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Odisha would flag the demand to make the scheme easier for states to execute at the upcoming Power Ministers conference scheduled on December 7 in New Delhi.

The 'Saubhagya' scheme is expected to electrify all willing households, as substitution for kerosene, while bringing about improvement in education, health services, communication and public safety

Connecting 4 cr left-out families under Saubhagya will increase the electricity requirement by 28,000 MW or 80,000 mn units in a year

Rural and urban electrification saw impetus, name change and budgetary boost in the first Union Budget of the government in 2014

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Saubhagya scheme aims at providing 'last mile electricity connectivity to all rural and urban households'