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Chandigarh, Haryana

Home Minister Anil Vij today gave directions to suspend DSP in Hisar

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IEP Chandigarh, June 9

Haryana Home Minister Sh. Anil Vij has directed to suspend a DSP for not following the directions given by him in the monthly meeting of the District Public Relations and Grievances Committee held at Hisar today. Apart from this, he has also given directions to suspend two patwaris and a data entry operator in a registry case.

        Sh. Vij was answering the questions of media persons after the monthly meeting of District Public Relations and Grievances Committee in Hisar today. He said that 12 complaints were received in today’s meeting, out of which he has given directions to take action on each complaint. He said that some complaints have been resolved while some have been dropped.

        He said that today he has given directions to suspend a DSP who did not follow the directions given by me during the last meeting and he kept on covering up the matter in his own way which was not in compliance with the instructions of the committee for action.

        Similarly, in another case there was a registry pledge and a committee was constituted in the last committee meeting to investigate into it. He said that now the report of the committee has received and two patwaris and a data entry operator have been found guilty in this case, so directions have been given to suspend them as well.

        During the hearing of the first complaint, he directed to suspend the then Barwala DSP Rohtash. Bhateri’s wife Satpal, a resident of village Kirori district Hisar, had told in her complaint that she had cultivated wheat crop on two acres of land, in which the standing crop was spoiled by poisonous spray.  In this case, Home and Health Minister Anil Vij had given directions to arrest the culprits without delay.  Due to non-action as per directions, orders were given for suspension of DSP and immediate arrest of the accused in the case.

        In the second complaint, Prem Singh s/o Dal Singh, Ajmer Singh s/o Preet Singh, Balwant Singh s/o Nawab Ali and the residents of The Hisar Scholar House Building Society Gangwa have demanded immediate action against the head of the society on the allegation of multiple allotment of the plot.  In this matter, during the last meeting, directions were given to suspend the Assistant Registrar (Cooperative Societies) and take strict action by registering an FIR in the matter.  The police has registered an FIR yesterday.  In this matter, the Home Minister instructed the Corporation Commissioner to speed up the investigation and conduct the elections of the society.

        In the third complaint, Rajpal Singh’s son Prabhuram resident of Narnaund said that in the year 1981, after taking approval from the government, a plot in Murabba No. 68 was sold by auction by the Gram Panchayat Narnaund.  He had also bought plot number 40 in the auction.  But due to some reasons the identification and registration could not be done.  On this, directions were given to the officials in the meeting that after taking the records from the Panchayat Department, the civic body department should immediately get the registry done in favor of the complainant.

        In the fourth complaint placed in the meeting, the Resident Welfare Association, Hisar, while demanding provision of drinking water, arrangement of STP, cut on National Highway 52, government arrangement of electricity and facilities in Marvel City, told in the meeting that this colony was formed in 2007, but even till date facilities have not been provided to the plot holders.  Hearing the complaint, Home Minister Anil Vij said that a letter has been written to Herera, Gurgaon for investigation in this matter and to the higher authorities of Town and Country Planning for cancellation of Marvel City’s license and recovery of fine.  Apart from this, directions were given to re-sampling the water available in the colony.

        In the fifth complaint, the villagers of Chamar Kheda told that some people of the village have encroached upon the public places of the gram panchayat like phirni, johad, pond, cremation ground, community center, panchayati plot and agricultural land.  On this, a three-member committee was constituted in the last meeting and they were instructed to see the opportunities in the villages.  On being unsatisfied with the answer, ADC, DSP Barwala, along with Grievances Committee member inspected the spot and videography was instructed, along with it was also said that if encroachments are found in the village, BDPO will be suspended immediately.

        In the sixth complaint in the Grievances Committee, on the demand of investigation in the lawsuit filed by Devendra’s son Mukand Lal of Syahdwa village against the members of his family, the Home and Health Minister said that an impartial inquiry should be conducted.

        In the seventh complaint, in complaint by a woman, it was said that action was not taken in the case of attempt to rape on the dominant persons of the village.  It was informed that the culprits have been arrested, so the complaint was also dropped.

        In the eighth complaint, Hansi resident Ashok Kumar s/o Sant Lal The Adarsh Sahakari NATC Samiti lodged a complaint of usurpation of his deposited capital.  In this case, despite having identified a plot of the committee, its plot was sold to another person, in this case the plot was also registered without investigation.  After investigating the matter, the Home and Health Minister gave directions to suspend two patwaris and a data entry operator.

        In the meeting, the ninth complaint related to stopping the construction works going against the map in Anand Niketan Welfare Society, the tenth complaint related to obstructing the work of laying cables on transformer and poles in Kauth Kalan and the construction of backward chaupal in village Panihari.  The 11th complaint was dropped due to the action being taken.  In the last and twelfth complaint, instructions were given to keep the matter of encroachment of a pond of municipality in ward number-6 of Barwala again in the next meeting.

        After this, while talking to the media persons, Home and Health Minister Anil Vij said that action is being taken regarding the selection of land for the construction of a civil hospital with state-of-the-art facilities in Hisar.  After the completion of the formalities, the construction work of the hospital will be completed here soon.  Responding to a question regarding the availability of medicines in civil hospitals, he said that civil hospitals established in the districts have been asked to procure medicines.

        Haryana Rajya Sabha MP Dr DP Vats, Hansi MLA Vinod Bhayana, Barwala MLA Jogiram Sihag, Mayor Gautam Sardana, District President Captain Bhupendra, Additional Director General of Police Shrikant Jadhav, Corporation Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya, Hisar Superintendent of Police Ganga Ram Poonia were present on the occasion.  Hansi Superintendent of Police Maqsood Ahmed, Additional Deputy Commissioner Neeraj Kumar along with officers of various departments and members of the Grievance Committee were present.

Punjab

Punjab govt to make policy against exploitation of women in abroad: Dr. Baljit Kaur

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IEP Chandigarh, June 5

          Send the women of Punjab to foreign countries that the exploitation of them is being taken seriously by the state Government.  In this regard, the state Government is holding a discussion with the victims under the chairmanship of Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur on June 11 in Jalandhar to draw up a state-level policy to prevent the exploitation of women.

           Giving more information, the Minister of Social Security, Women and Child Development, Dr. Baljit Kaur said that the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to protect the rights of women of Punjab who are willing to go abroad, have settled there or have returned.  Special attention is being given by the Punjab Government.

           She said that some agents are giving fake jobs and falsely sending the women of the state to foreign countries illegally. By making statements, they are exploited in various ways.  Efforts are being made by the Punjab Government to prepare a state level policy to overcome this situation.  She said that to listen to the tragedies of women who have suffered all kinds of exploitation in this policy and to include their suggestions in the policy, a discussion is being organized on June 11 at the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar from 11 AM to 1 PM.

           The minister explained that incidents of exploitation of women are reported especially from America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Middle Eastern countries like Kuwait, Dubai, Oman etc.  She said that such bad behavior has been taken seriously by the state Government.

           The minister said that women who have been duped by NRI persons/agents/relatives have been given an open invitation to join this discussion.  She said that various Deputy Commissioners of the state have also written letters to such women from their districts, who have been victims of exploitation abroad, to participate in this discussion.  For more information contact phone number: 0181-2253285, 70092-39158 and Sakhi One Stop Centre, Jalandhar 90231-31010.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Chetan Singh Jauramajra launches eye donation campaign by pledging to donate his eyes

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IEP CHANDIGARH SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

With an attempt  to boost the eye donation movement in the state  health minister Punjab Chetan Singh Jauramajra took the  initiative by pledging to donate his own eyes.   He said that the  campaign should become people’s movement.

On the occasion of 37th National Eye Donation Fortnight, Chetan Singh Jauramajra while presiding over a state level event at Government Dental College Auditorium Patiala asked the public to come forward voluntarily to contribute towards the awareness campaign launched by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led Punjab government to become an eye donor. On this occasion, Patiala Rural MLA Dr.  Balbir Singh and Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sahni were also present.

Chetan Singh Jauramajra, who also holds Medical Education and Research and Elections, said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann would not allow state government hospitals to become referral hospitals only. It is the first priority of the Chief Minister that Punjab becomes the number one state in the country in the health sector. To fulfill this promise, many milestones have been being achieved to provide better health services to the public, he added.

The minister informed that the previous charisma of Government Rajindra Hospital and Mata Kaushalya Hospital would be restored and patients be treated on the lines of PGI by providing state-of-the-art facilities and best doctors in these hospitals.

He further added that in the near future state hospitals in Punjab wot provide medical packages at competitive rates to attract foreign nationals for treatment, which in turn would promote medical tourism and this could be a good source of revenue.

On the occasion three patients namely Gulzar Kaur of village Duladi, Seema Rani of Patran and Tejo Devi from Cheeka were also present who regained their eyesight after undergoing free corneal transplants at Rajindra Hospital after the resumption of eye pupil replacement operations after a gap of nearly 10 years. While sharing their experiences, these patients have expressed special gratitude to the Punjab Chief Minister and the Health Minister and stated that that it was the health model of Bhagwant Mann’s government which has come as a saviour for them.

Elaborating the health facilities in the state Chetan Singh Jauramajra said it was the first priority of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann that Punjab became a number one state in the country in the health sector, therefore 16 new medical colleges would be set-up to provide affordable medical education to our students.

He also appealed to the doctors of the government hospitals of the state to cooperate with the government and work as a team to provide better health services to the patients with full diligence.

Earlier MLA Dr.  Balbir Singh congratulated on teacher’s day and said that once Patiala was a center for Keratoplasty (Replacement of eye pupils) but the previous governments never paid attention to it. He assured that the Punjab government under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is paying full attention to health services.

Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sahni assured the district administration would make special efforts to disseminate the message of voluntary eye donation to the common people so that the patients who have lost their sight due to any reason could get eyesight back.

Earlier to this, Civil Surgeon Dr. Raju Dhir formally welcomed the Health Minister. Director Health and Family Welfare Department Dr.  Ranjit Singh Ghotra informed about the activities being carried out to make Patiala a cataract free district by 2024. The state program officer Dr. Neeti Singla and Dr. Jitendra Kansal asked people to stay away from superstitions regarding eye donation.  Principal Dental College Dr. G.S. Maan thanked all the participants to make the function a memorable event.

On this occasion, the Health Minister also honored the Block Extension Educators (BEE) of the state, including Narinderpal Singh from Sangrur, Gautam Rishi from Barnala, Divesh Kumar from Fazilka, Ritu Mehta from Roopnagar and  Sarabjit Singh from Patiala besides eye specialist doctors of Patiala district.

On the occasion Assistant Commissioner (UT) Dr. Akshita Gupta, SDM Dr. Ismat Vijay Singh, District Urban President of AAP Tejinder Mehta, Rural President Megh Chand Shermajra, Event Incharge Angrej Singh, Director Principal Medical College Dr. Harjinder Singh, Medical Superintendent. Dr. H.S.  Rekhi, Students and health department staff were also present.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Youth should focus on sports & Stomp out drugs from state :Anmol Gagan Maan

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IEP CHANDIGARH SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Cabinet Minister Ms. Anmol Gagan Mann encouraged the wrestlers to take part in the sport by reaching out to the wrestlers in the wrestling competitions organized at villages Togan and Majri of Halka Kharar of District SAS Nagar.  These wrestling competitions were organized at Jai Baba Guga Maidi Jaharveer Managing Committee Reg.Village Toga and Majri with the support of all the residents.  Renowned wrestlers from other states including Punjab participated in wrestling competitions.  On reaching at the venue , the cabinet minister was warmly welcomed by the residents and the youth present there.  After this, Ms. Anmol Gagan Mann inaugurated the competition by making the wrestlers join hands.

Addressing the public, the Cabinet Minister congratulated the organizers for organizing such sports competition for the residents of the constituency.  She said that the demand of the residents to install tubewell at Taugan village will be fulfilled soon.  She said that approval will be received from the government soon to build five bridges in the constituency.  

On this occasion, She appealed to the youth to give more attention to wrestling and other sports, shun away from drugs, and to shine the name of their parents, region and country by becoming good sportsmen.  The cabinet minister said that wrestling is a priceless heritage of Punjab which keep the body healthy. 

 On this occasion, SDM Kharar Mr. Ravinder Singh, Ravi Rana Togan, Ankit Sidhana MD, Raghbir Singh Badala, Suraj Bhan Goyal, Sukhwinder Singh Bittu, Nitasha Joshi besides volunteers were present.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Five bridges to be approved soon for Kharar constituency : Anmol Gagan Maan

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IEP CHANDIGARH SEPTEMBER 5

Cabinet Minister Ms. Anmol Gagan Mann today declared that five new bridges will soon be approved for Kharar constituency. She was speaking at the inauguration of a wrestling competition  organized at villages Togan and Majri of Halka Kharar of District SAS Nagar.She said that approval will be received from the government soon to build five bridges in the constituency. 

          The wrestling competitions were organized at Jai Baba Guga Maidi Jaharveer Managing Committee Reg.Village Toga and Majri with the support of all the residents.  Renowned wrestlers from other states including Punjab participated in wrestling competitions.  On reaching at the venue , the cabinet minister was warmly welcomed by the residents and the youth present there.  After this, Ms. Anmol Gagan Mann inaugurated the competition by making the wrestlers join hands.

Addressing the public, the Cabinet Minister congratulated the organizers for organizing such sports competition for the residents of the constituency.  She said that the demand of the residents to install tubewell at Taugan village will be fulfilled soon. 

On this occasion, She appealed to the youth to give more attention to wrestling and other sports, shun away from drugs, and to shine the name of their parents, region and country by becoming good sportsmen.  The cabinet minister said that wrestling is a priceless heritage of Punjab which keep the body healthy.

On this occasion, SDM Kharar Mr. Ravinder Singh, Ravi Rana Togan, Ankit Sidhana MD, Raghbir Singh Badala, Suraj Bhan Goyal, Sukhwinder Singh Bittu, Nitasha Joshi besides volunteers were present.

Chandigarh, Punjab

KULDEEP SINGH DHALIWAL INTERVENES TO GET ONE MONTH EXTENSION FOR FARMERS TO GET VERIFICATION THROUGH E-KYC UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI YOJANA

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 31, 2022

Punjab Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal today participated in a video-conference meeting held by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar regarding Pardhan Mantri Kisan samman Nidhi Yojana. Sharing information about the meeting, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that 44 percent of farmers in the state have been verified through e-KYC to avail benefit of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Yojana. There was a slight delay in verification of farmers through e-KYC, for which the Punjab Minister appealed to the Union Agriculture Minister to give one month’s extension. On this the Union Agriculture Minister asked the states to complete this work by September 30.

          It is worth mentioning that in the year 2019, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan samman Nidhi Yojana was implemented by the central government to give a benefit of 2 thousand rupees every four months to the farmers. Nearly 17.50 lakh farmers of Punjab are registered under this scheme, who are getting the benefit of this scheme. But the central government has ordered all the states to re-review the registered farmers under this scheme so that only the eligible beneficiaries can get the benefit of the scheme.

          After e-KYC 44 percent of the farmers of Punjab have been verified under this scheme. Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal has appealed to the farmers of the state to visit Common Service Centers for e-KYC registration or go to the online portal for registration to avail the benefits of Pardhan Mantri Kisan samman Nidhi Yojana. Besides this, he also issued directions to the officials of the Agriculture Department to ensure that this work is completed in time. He also directed the officials to link land records of farmers under this scheme so that the farmers can get the benefit of this scheme.

Chandigarh

Relief in surcharge to electricity consumers: Power Minister

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

Haryana Power Minister, Sh. Ranjit Singh has said that Chief Minister, Sh.  Manohar Lal has given a big gift to all the domestic categories of consumers who are not able to pay their electricity bills due to any reason during Covid-19 by giving in-principle approval to not levy surcharge.

        Addressing a press conference in his office here today, the Power Minister said that now instead of surcharge, consumers will be able to pay their bills by calculating the annual rate of simple interest of 10 percent.  Consumers paying one time bill will get an additional 5% discount on the interest rate.  He said that this scheme will continue for three months.

Consumers can also deposit their amount in three installments

        This one-time surcharge waiver scheme will be applicable to the consumers of rural household, urban, domestic, agriculture and poultry categories.  After levying surcharge on the first bill, the amount increases two to three times.

Electricity Panchayats will be organized to solve the problems of consumers

        Sh. Ranjit Singh said that to solve the problems of the consumers on the spot, the department will organize electricity panchayats, which he himself will start from Adampur Power House in Hisar district on September 6.  He informed that work is underway on the plan to install smart meters in five cities.  Orders were given to buy 10 lakh smart meters, out of which 3.5 lakh smart meters have been purchased.  

        He said that the consumers should pay their electricity bills through e-pay, a study is being done in this direction.

Government ready to conduct Panchayat elections

Responding to a question regarding Panchayat elections, the Power Minister said that the government is ready for this, as soon as the next comment in this regard comes from the court, we are ready to conduct the elections.  He said that decentralization of power is the hallmark of our democracy.  The Vidhan Sabha is also the property of the people, from the Gram Panchayat to the Parliament, only the elected representatives of the people take up the problems of the people and get them resolved.

Work is also being done on prison reform

        Sh. Ranjit Singh said that he is also in charge of the prison department. In the last almost three years, a unique initiative has been taken to improve the level of jails.  A workshop of Jail Superintendents and Deputy Superintendents was organized in the past, in which Director General of Jail, former DGP, Sh. KP Singh, DGP of Tihar Jail were also called.

It was also agreed in the meeting that Scorpio car would be given to the jail superintendents and deputy superintendents

        Similarly, the time of dinner given to prisoners has also been changed, in the past, the prisoners were given food at sunset which was going on since the year 1947 because there was no electricity system in jails at that time but now modern concept of prisons has arrived.  Now the time of dinner will be from seven to eight in the evening in the summer and from six to seven in the evening in the winter.      

Dehradun

Minister Premchand Agarwal defends appointments made in Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha during his tenure as Speaker

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IEP DEHRADUN

Uttarakhand Finance and Urban development Minister Premchand Agarwal defended the appointments made in Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha during his tenure as the Speaker. Responding to the questions of the media persons at the Bharatiya Janata Party State office here on Saturday, Agarwal claimed that all the appointments made in the Vidhan Sabha were as per the rules and no irregularity occurred in the appointments. He said that all the appointments are temporary and were done as the Vidhan Sabha secretariat was suffering from shortage of staff.

When pointed out by the media persons that the list of 72 persons appointed during his tenure include the names of the Public Relations Officers (PROs) of the ministers, relatives of the Officers on Special Duty (OSDs) of the chief minister and other prominent personalities, Agarwal accepted that they were appointed and that it was done on the basis of their ability. He said that for the first time in the history of Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, a recruitment examination was held but its result was not declared as some aspirants had gone to the High Court. Agarwal said that the employees were recruited on an ad hoc basis because they were needed for the Vidhan Sabha building at Bharadisain in Gairsain, the summer capital of Uttarakhand. The statement of the minister assumes significance amid allegations of favouritism and corruption in the recruitments in the fourth Vidhan Sabha of Uttarakhand. It is pertinent to mention here that the Vidhan Sabha secretariat released an advertisement for recruitment of 35 personnel in the year 2020. An agency was selected for selecting the candidates from among more than 8,000 applicants. This agency conducted the examination but its result was not declared.

Meanwhile the Vidhan Sabha recruited 72 ad hoc employees on different posts in December 2021. After their appointment the model code of conduct was imposed in the State on account of the Assembly elections. The list is said to contain the names of the PROs of ministers, wives of two OSDs of the CM and relatives of prominent personalities.

The opposition parties are now demanding an indepth inquiry in the appointments of favour made in the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha. The Uttarakhand Assembly which has a strength of only 70 MLAs employs more than 550 employees which is said to be the highest among the State assemblies of the country. The State Assembly reportedly has more employees than the Vidhan Sabha secretariat staff of neighbouring Uttar Pradesh that has 405 MLAs. Interestingly the Uttarakhand Assembly has only 15 -16 sittings in a year as compared to 60 or more of the other States.

Chandigarh, Punjab

TRANSPORT MINISTER LALJIT BHULLAR APPOINTS MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTORS ON 11 VACANT POSTS TO SPEEDEN UP ISSUANCE OF FITNESS CERTIFICATES

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 27, 2022

Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar has appointed Motor Vehicle Inspectors (MVIs) on 11 vacant posts to reduce the ever-increasing burden of passing and issuing fitness certificates of old vehicles in the state.

          The Cabinet Minister said that only four MVIs under 11 RTA offices are currently looking after the work of passing and issuing fitness certificates to the old vehicles in 23 districts of the state. As a result, very little work could be done and files are piling up in the department. Responding to the complaints of delays, the minister made internal arrangements by appointing staff from Punjab roadways to reduce the workload and bring more transparency. Now, all 11 dedicated MVIs will work under 11 RTA offices.

          The Transport Minister said that apart from the previously posted MVIs, now MVI Preetinder Arora will look after the work of district Faridkot, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Moga, Bathinda and Mansa, while MVI Sukhwinder Singh will see the work at district Fazilka and Ferozepur, MVI Merik Garg at district Ludhiana, MVI Gurinder Singh at district Jalandhar and Kapurthala, MVI Leela Singh at district Gurdaspur, MVI Madhu Pushap at district Pathankot, MVI Navdeep Singh at district Amritsar and Tarn Taran and MVI Jaspreet Singh will see the work of district Sangrur, Malerkotla and Barnala.

          Emphasizing on the resolution of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann of zero tolerance policy against corruption, the Transport Minister categorically asked, any officer or employee found involved in corruption will not be spared at all, thus officers should discharge their duty honestly.

Chandigarh, Punjab

POWER SECTOR REFORMS GET A BOOST, WITH ALLOCATION OF RS. 25,237 CRORE WORKS UNDER RDSS SCHEME: POWER MINISTER

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 27, 2022

With the objective to supply 24×7 reliable power, the Punjab Government has approved an Action Plan of Rs. 25,237 Cr.  to improve the quality and reliability of power supply to the consumers. The reform-based and result-linked Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) is an ambitious flagship scheme aimed at improving the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of the distribution companies through a robust and sustainable distribution network.

          Disclosing this the Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO said that under this scheme various infrastructure works like commissioning of 94 new 66 KV sub stations and installation and augmentation of 89 and 382 66/ 11 KV power transformers respectively shall be carried out. In addition to this, 2,015 circuit kilometers of 66 KV transmission lines shall be erected under this scheme for system strengthening and its modernization along with installation of 23,687 11KV distribution transformers and erection of 15,859 circuit kilometers of HT/LT lines.

          Similarly, for loss reduction, 600 circuit kilometers of 66 KV lines/underground cables shall also be erected along with installation of 2,83,349 new distribution transformers under High Voltage Distribution System (HVDS) and erection of 1,10,117 circuit kilometers of HT/LT lines shall be done.

          The Cabinet Minister further informed that in addition to above, IT enabling works like SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and OMS (Outage Management System), Customer Care Centers, Unified Billing Solution are also to be carried out.

          Notably, with the execution of all these works besides the loss reduction, reliability and quality of power supply in the state shall further be improved which will benefit more than one Crore electricity consumers of the state. Out of the total project amount of Rs. 25,237 Cr, grant of Rs. 11,632 Cr. will be provided by the Govt. of India as gross budgetary support under this scheme.