Will every household have power by 2019? Saubhagya Yojna may just fail target; here is why
Saubhagya Yojna launched on September 25, 2017, seeks to complete the electrification process of nearly 4 crore unelectrified houses by December 2018. However, Centre is troubled by the slow pace of state governments on the issue that may make it miss the deadline. Troubled with the speed of electrification of the households, the power ministry has written a letter to the states asking it to accelerate the work
The Saubhagya Yojna proposes to penalise the discoms for their inability to supply the electricity for 24 hours after March 2019. Image source: PTI