The Union Minister of State for Power, Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that from July 1 onwards, electricity connections would be issued within one week.
All documents related to power connection would have to be submitted at the Common Service Centres set up in villages, said the Union Minister while speaking at a meeting held in Rohtak to review the functioning of power utilities.
Goyal said both Central and State Governments are working in tandem in the field of energy saving. The cost of lED bulb has been reduced by 88 per cent, and is now provided to people at Rs 65 only, he said.
The Union Power Ministry would provide 30 lakh lED bulbs to Haryana every month, he added.
Stating that there is no shortage of power, he directed the officers of power utilities to encourage people to pay their electricity bills so that 24-hour power could be supplied to them. Goyal directed the officers to work honestly and said the government would incentivise them. For the first time in the history of the country, electricity rates have been slashed by up to Rs 1.5 per unit. Power consumers should avail themselves of schemes of the government to get 24-hour power supply, he added.