A total of six villages were electrified during week ending May 9 to 15 in Chhattisgarh, officials informed.
Nationally, a total of 112 villages have been electrified across the country during last week from May 9 to 15, 2016 under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY).
Out of these electrified villages, 2 villages belong to Arunachal Pradesh , 42 in Assam, 24 in Jharkhand, 3 in Rajasthan, 16 in Madhya Pradesh ,11 in Bihar, 6 in Chhattisgarh, 2 in Odisha , 1 in Manipur , 2 in Uttar Pradesh and 3 in Himachal Pradesh .
Notably, the Chhattisgarh government announced recently that for development of power sector and strengthen infrastructure related to it, a five-year Capital Investment Plan (CIP) has been chalked out.
Under this plan, funds to tune of around Rs 7466 crore have been included and time duration for the visionary scheme has been fixed from 2016-17 to 2020-21.
The works for various schemes including general schemes such as Chief Minister Urban Electrification Scheme, Deendayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana, Mukhyamantri Manjra Tola Vidhyutikaran Yojana, EITC, IT projects, civil works and others will be carried out.
Along with extension of 4500 km-long 33 kv line, as many as 290 substations of 33/11 kv will be developed in the State.
The State has recorded significant rise in number of power connection holders. During the time of Chhattisgarh’s formation, the State had around 18 lakh power connection holders which is now around 42 lakh.