September 19, 2024

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Benefit of sponsored electrical energy to greater than 65 lakh households within the state – Lok Shakti.in

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More than 65 lakh households are getting the good thing about sponsored electrical energy within the state of Chhattisgarh, which is a frontrunner in energy era. These households embrace 41.94 home electrical energy customers, 16.82 lakh BPL electrical energy customers, greater than 6.26 lakh farmers benefited from Half Electricity Bill Scheme applied on the initiative of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel. Under the Half Electricity Bill Scheme, home customers are being given a rebate of half the invoice quantity on the premise of the efficient charge of electrical energy on the consumption of as much as 400 models of electrical energy monthly. Under the Half Electricity Bill Scheme, a rebate of Rs. 3236.59 crore has been given to home electrical energy customers in 4 years. Similarly, underneath the Krishak Jeevan Jyoti Yojana, farmers are being given a rebate of 6000 models per yr within the electrical energy invoice of agricultural pumps as much as three horse energy and 7500 models per yr within the electrical energy invoice of agricultural pumps of three to five horse energy. The electrical energy utilized by farmers belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in agriculture has been saved freed from value. bpl Electricity customers are being given 30 models of electrical energy freed from value monthly.

In the final 4 years, home electrical energy customers and beneficiaries with BPL electrical energy connections have gotten a rebate of greater than Rs 1973 crore. Also, underneath the Krishak Jeevan Jyoti Yojana, a subsidy of Rs 10,400 crore has been given to greater than 6.26 lakh farmers on electrical energy within the final 4 years.

Under the Half Electricity Bill scheme operated within the state, home customers are being given exemption of half the invoice quantity on the premise of efficient electrical energy charge on consumption of as much as 400 models of electrical energy monthly. So far, a rebate of Rs 3236.59 crore has been given to the home electrical energy customers underneath the Half Electricity Bill scheme. In the final 4 years, the variety of customers of Half Electricity Bill Scheme has elevated from 25.23 lakh to 41.94 lakh now. The situation of availing the good thing about the scheme is that there shouldn’t be any excellent steadiness of the electrical energy invoice of the patron to avail the ability of half electrical energy invoice. But if such customers make full fee of the earlier invoice dues, then from the date of fee they are going to be eligible to avail the advantages of the scheme.

Free electrical energy is being supplied on the charge of 30 models monthly in electrical energy connections given to households dwelling under the poverty line. Under the scheme, a rebate of Rs 1973 crore has been given to BPL electrical energy connection holders in 4 years. In the state, 16.82 lakh BPL households are getting the good thing about Ekalbatti Yojana.

Under the Krishak Jeevan Jyoti Yojana, farmers with everlasting and short-term electrical energy connections are being given a rebate of 6000 models per yr within the electrical energy invoice of agricultural pumps as much as three horse energy and 7500 models per yr within the electrical energy invoice of agricultural pumps of three to five horse energy. Farmers choosing flat charge within the scheme must pay electrical energy invoice on the charge of solely Rs 100 per horse energy with out protecting any cap on the electrical energy consumed by them. No restrict has been saved on the consumption of electrical energy for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe farmers within the scheme. Under the scheme, farmers will get Rs.200 per HP monthly for five HP second pump, Rs.200 per HP monthly for first and second pump above 5 HP, Rs.300 per HP monthly for five HP and above 5 HP and third and different pumps. Facility has been supplied for invoice fee on the charge of Rs. Under the scheme, a grant of Rs 10,400 crore has been given to the farmers by the federal government within the final 4 years. Presently 6.26 lakh pump customers are being given exemption.

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