Government of Yogi Adityanath’s has decided
to profit the BPL families of UP by providing them free power connection. In
addition, APL families would also get an option to pay the bill in easy EMIs.
Under the free power connection scheme,
100% economics option with reasonable EMIs will be provided to the aPL
household of urban and rural areas for taking electricity connections.
These connections would not be given on any
discrimination basis like caste or religion and it would be based on 2011 Socio
– Economic Census data.
Government has also planned an amnesty
scheme for those households and commercial connections who wants to take legal
electricity connections.
UP
Govt Yojana Other decision
Other decision that was taken along with
the decision of providing free power connection to BPL Families are:
·
100% feeder separation and
smart metering expeditiously
·
Waving off interests on
electricity dues
·
Provision of option of EMIs to
pay off the principal amounts
·
Bringing in zero government
official discretion
Electricity
Connection to BPL Families under UP Govt Yojana
·
Officials have also been
directed to take a weekly ground-level review of the progress of the scheme
which to be execute from next month onwards by the scheme officials and the
officers of state power department Lucknow.
·
All the old thermal power
plants in the state would be substitute by Super Critical Power Plants.
Minister also directed the state power officers to devise a strategy to replace
all the old thermal power plants in the state with Super Critical Power Plants
and to engage in 100% coal linkage swap so as to bring down the power costs for
the common man.
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Steps
to be taken to achieving energy efficiency in power sector
·
Replacement of all agricultural
pump older more than 10 years across the state with energy efficient pumps having
a smart control panel
·
Replacement of street lights
across all municipalities with LED bulbs.
·
Creating a stock of reasonably
priced energy efficient fans and tube lights freely available to the people.
·
Creating alertness in common
people about the government scheme towards power and energy saving like UJALA
scheme under which the government has set a target to provide to 10 crores LED
bulbs freely.
·
To realize the scheme, a
roadmap is being prepared by the govt to ensure 24×7 affordable quality power
for all households living in rural and urban by October 2018.
·
In addition, govt of Uttar
Pradesh has also decided to sign the “Power for All” document with the Center
by mid-April, 2017.
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