Power connections have been made available in cent percent houses in Indore, Mandsaur and Neemuch districts after implementation of Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana ‘Saubhagya’ in Madhya Pradesh.
State Government has issued citations to the concerned superintending engineer for electrification of 100 per cent houses in these districts before the stipulated time. The Energy Department officials have been appreciated for their dedication and best working system in the citation. Citations have been issued to Superintending Engineer of Indore Ashok Kumar Sharma, Mandsaur’s Devi Singh Chouhan and Neemuch’s Suresh Chandra Verma.
Much tom-tomming has been done in the three districts for power connection so that no house is left out. Constant information is being taken from the residents of these districts falling under Paschim Ksehtra Vidyut Vitaran Company area on whether there is power connection in the house or not.
So far, 6.14 lakh houses of all 51 district of the State have been given power connections under Saubhagya Yojana. Earlier, these houses had to depend on lanterns or candles without power connection. On the initiative of the Centre and State Government now these houses are brightly lit due to power connectivity. It has also brought satisfaction and enthusiasm on the faces of beneficiaries.
Nearly 2.01 lakh of 20 districts of Purva Vidyut Vitaran Company, 2.21 lakh houses of 16 districts of Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company and one lakh 90,714 houses of 15 districts of Pashchim Kshtera Vidyut Vitaran Company have been given power connectivity in the State.