2.86 crore households have been electrified under SAUBHAGYA

The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy on 2nd August informed about the status of implementation and coverage of the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana -”SAUBHAGYA” in the country.

The Minister informed that the Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – SAUBHAGYA in October, 2017 with the objective of achieving universal household electrification, by providing electricity connections to all un-electrified households in rural areas and all poor households in urban areas in the country. Under the aegis of SAUBHAGYA, as on 31.03.2019, all households were reported electrified by the States, except 18,734 households in Left Wing Extremists (LWE) affected areas. A total of 2.817 crore households were electrified since the launch of SAUBHAGYA, up to 31.03.2021.