The Chief Secretary (CS) of Uttarakhand, Utpal Kumar Singh reviewed the progress of the ‘Saubhagya Yojana’ which aims to providing electricity to every household, at state secretariat on Thursday.
In the meeting the Secretary, Power, Radhika Jha said that scheme was initiated by the Power Department in the state on October 11, 2017. She said that under the scheme all un-electrified households are being identified and efforts on a war footing to provide them electricity connection.
It was informed that of 291586 houses (Through Grid) in rural areas and 10312 houses in urban areas have been connected. A total of 15697 houses in rural areas where electrification through Grid is not possible, have been provided solar power connection. She claimed that by December 31, 2018, all the households would be energized under the scheme.
The meeting was also attended by Principal Secretary Manisha Pawar, Secretaries Amit Singh Negi, Arvind Singh Hayanki and senior officers of different power corporations attended the meeting.