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Cover Story Sankalp Yatra of New India

ELECTRICITY

FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD
23 Not only is the electricity reaching every household in the

country, but electricity is also available for longer hours.
One Nation One Power Grid has become the strength of the
country today. We are also reaching the target of saturation
by giving about 3 crore electricity connections under
Saubhagya Yojana.
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

The central government is committed to
providing access to eco-friendly and affordable
electricity to everyone. Under this initiative, the
central government is making radical changes
in the power sector through Deendayal
Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, Saubhagya
Yojana, Ujala Yojana, Gram Ujala Yojana, PM
Kusum Yojana.
More than 37 crore LEDs have been
distributed which is the biggest LED
distribution programa

Pradhan Mantri Kusum Yojana
reduced 32 million tonnes of CO2
emissions per annum

As compared to 1285 billion units,
the annual electricity consumption in
2021-2022 increased to 1,385 billion
units.

The government launched the
Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti
Yojana in 2014 with the goal of n We are close to the completion target by giving 3
providing uninterrupted power supply crore connections under the Saubhagya scheme.
to rural India. About 18,000 villages have been electrified.
n There is also an emphasis on saving electricity with
PM Kusum Yojana. The government is providing the
facility of solar pumps to the farmers, helping them to
install solar panels along the fields.

n The UJALA scheme saves 50 thousand crore rupees
every year from the electricity bills of poor and middle-
class families.

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