Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said the implementation of the sector wise investors friendly policy by the state government has immensely improved the perception of the investors and entrepreneurs about Uttar Pradesh. CM said its win win situation as it has benefitted both the investors and the people of the state. He said UP is the first state to formulate and implement the mini grid policy for promoting the power generation through solar and other non conventional sources.
Addressing the mini grid conclave here on Monday chief minister said the state government is implementing the mini grid policy to ensure power supply to unelectrified remote villages and hamlet which will immensely improve the living standards of the rural folk. He said all the stake holders including state government, investors and bankers can make efforts for setting up small capacity solar power plants so that the power could be made available to the remote rural areas at the affordable cost. He said the efforts are underway to link small and poor villages with the mini grid and ensure power for the rural folk at low cost.
Chief Minister said the former President APJ Abul Kalam had suggested 9 point of agenda for
development to the state government and ensuring power supply to rural areas was one of the important components of that agenda. He said the former president was fully satisfied with the compliance of his agenda by the state government. He said in July 2015, the former President had inaugurated a 250 kilowatt solar power plant in Tirwa tehsil of Kannauj district. CM said this plant has immensely benefitted two poor villages and has brought positive change in
the lives of the villagers.
Referring to the rural housing scheme, the lohia avas Yojna chief minister said each housing unit constructed under the scheme will be equipped with solar pack. Besides this CM said under `Samagr lohia rural development scheme 70,000 solar streets lights are proposed to be installed. He said the large number of solar plants are in the various stages of implementation in the state.
Chief Minister said the state government vigorously pursuing the plan for the round the clock power supply to all categories of consumers in the state. He said presently the state government has been able to supply 14 to 24 hour power supply in rural and urban areas but in little power will be available for 24 hours.
CM said in last four years state government has made hefty investment for improving the power generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure which has enabled the government 14
hour power in rural areas, 16 hours to tehsil headquarters 22 hours at divisional headquarters and 24 hours to KAVAl towns. Chief Secretary and Desh Deepak Verma, chairman of the UP state electricity regulatory commission also addressed the meeting.