Saubhagya scheme (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana)

Context: The Meghalaya government recently issued notifications for the alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Saubhagya scheme in the state.

About:

• It is a scheme to ensure electrification (24x7) of all willing households in the country in rural as well as urban areas.
• Aim
• Last mile connectivity and electricity connection to all un-electrified households in rural areas;
• Last mile connectivity and electricity connection to all remaining economically poor un-electrified households in urban areas.
• Launched in – 2017.
• Nodal agency - Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC).
• Implemented by - Ministry of Power.
• Target - The States and Union Territories are required to complete the works of household electrification by the 31st of December 2018 and further extended to March, 2019.
• Beneficiaries - The beneficiaries for free electricity connections would be identified using Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 data.
• Non-poor urban households are excluded from this scheme.
• It is a concurrent program to Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti.
• Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti is a scheme designed to provide continuous electricity supply to rural India.
• Solar for remote areas - Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) based standalone system for un-electrified households located in remote and inaccessible areas.
• It also includes the Repair and Maintenance (R&M) for 5 years.

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