An estimated Rs30 crore will be spent under ‘Mukhyamantri Shahari Vidyutikaran Yojana (Chief Minister Urban Electrification Scheme)’ this year.On the directives of Chief Minister Raman Singh, this scheme will be commenced in 10 municipal corporations in the first phase, in financial year 2012-13.
The scheme focuses on development of urban infrastructure to ensure facility of electricity supply to the poor people residing in cities of the State. Till December last year, as many as 9,512 BPl families of urban areas were provided single-line connection under this scheme.
Electricity lines in urban areas have been extended to nearly 250 km under this scheme. Electricity lines of 11KV capacity have been extended by 58 km and low-tension electricity line has been extended by 193 km.Meanwhile, 134 new distribution transformers have been established. The scheme also includes the works related to shifting of power lines and transformers. In this duration, shifting of nearly 159 km of power line was done.
This includes, 34 km of 33KV capacity line and 93 km of 11 KV line and 32 km of low-tension line. Under the scheme, 115 km of open lT wires have been replaced with AB cable and efficiency of 43 conductors have been enhanced.In year 2012-13, amount of Rs25 crores was provisioned in the budget for this scheme. likewise in year 2013-14, Rs 30 crores was provisioned in the budget. In the current financial year 2014-15, State government has made a provision of Rs30 crores for the scheme.About 62,221 quintal sugar was allotted for the month of August under the public distribution system to the ration card-holders in Chhattisgarh.
The Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department officials informed that 4,932 quintal sugar to Bilaspur district,3,842 quintal to Raipur district,3,594 quintal to Rajnandgaon district, 3,529 quintal to Baloda-Bazaar-Bhatapara district, 3,468 quintal to Durg district 2,965 quintal to Mahasamund district,was allotted.About 2,575 quintal sugar to Korba district,2,459 quintal to Sarguja district,2,251 quintal to Bemetara district, 2,232 quintal to Bastar district, 2,220 quintal to Kabirdham district, 2,187 quintal to Jashpur district 2,100 quintal to Mungeli district, 1,860 quintal to Dhamtari district, 1,870 quintal to Surajpur district, was allotted.
About 1,780 quintal to Balod district, 1,556 quintal to North Bastar (Kanker) district, 1,592 quintal to Balrampur-Ramanujganj district, 1,490 quintal to Koriya district, 1,261 quintal to Kondagaon district, 703 quintal to South Bastar (Dantewada) district, 620 quintal to Bijapur district, 603 quintal to Sukma district, 253 quintal to Narayanpur district, sugar was allotted.