On May 8, Hoshangabad will also join the lists of districts with 24X7 power supply. It will be 16th district of the state having this facility. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will launch Atal Jyoti Abhiyan at Gupta Ground in Hoshangabad at 2 pm.
On the occasion, a consumer and panchayat convention will also be held. The Abhiyan was launched on January 20, 2013 by Chief Minister from Jabalpur. Following this, 24X7 power supply was launched in Mandla on February 17, Shahdol, Anuppur and Umaria districts on March 9, Burhanpur on March 16, Bhopal on April 2, Ratlam on April 7, Dhar on April 12, Balaghat on April 13, Alirajpur on April 20, Sheopur on April 21, Panna on April 25, Mandsaur on April 26 and Rewa district on April 27.
Forest Minister Sartaj Singh, Energy and Mineral Resources Development Minister Rajendra Shukla, Minister of State for Farmers Welfare & Agriculture Development and in-charge of the district Brijendra Pratap Singh, MP Uday Pratap Singh, Zila Panchayat Chairperson Yojangandha Singh, MlAs Girijashankar Sharma, Thakurdas Nagvanshi, Vijaypal Singh, Madhya Pradesh Seed Development Corporation Chairman Madhukar Rao Harne, Madhya Pradesh Electronics Development Corporation Chairman Premshankar Verma, Madhya Pradesh Gaupalan Tatha Pashudhan Samvardhan Board Chairman Shiv Kumar Chaubey, Warehousing Corporation Chairman Rajendra Singh and Hoshangabad Nagar Palika Chairperson Maya Naroliya will be present on the occasion.