Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar on Thursday directed to get an independent agency evaluate the quality of solar lamps to be distributed in the various development blocks of the State.
Kumar was chairing the meeting to review the programme for distribution of solar lamps to 13 lakh families in the scheduled areas of development blocks and 15.93 lakh students under ‘Chief Minister Mobile Solar lamp Scheme’ .The task involves distribution of ‘Solar Task light’ and ‘Solar Study lamps’. Senior officials attending the meeting informed the Chief Secretary that an agency under Union Ministry of Communication and Information Technology would evaluate the quality of the solar lamps.
Secretary, Energy, Aman Kumar Singh informed in the meeting that more than one lakh solar lamps would be received in the State by end of this month (July) and their distribution would commence during the next phase of the Vikas Yatra beginning in the month of August this year.
It may be recalled that Chhattisgarh is the first State which had been distributing solar lamps to the students and families, according to an official press release. The Chief Secretary also directed the committee headed by the District Collector comprising Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Zila Panchayat as its members in various districts to ensure that only one lamp is given to each family so that highest number of families are covered during the distribution of solar lamps.