Saubhagya Scheme

REC net profit rises 13% in Dec quarter on improved asset quality

The net income of the company stood at Rs 4,350 crore in Q3 FY24 as against Rs 3,573 crore in Q3 FY23, registering a jump of 21 per cent

Power sector financer REC likely to lead National Rooftop Solar scheme

Sources said REC will be made the nodal agency for the scheme to spread its reach across the country and plug the inefficiencies

States add 1.1 million families to un-electrified list, shows data

Under Saubhagya, the Centre provided 60 per cent of the project finance to states for giving connections to rural households, and the rest was borne by states

Saubhagya scheme sees electrification in 2.82 crore households

The power ministry on Saturday said that as many as 2.82 crore families got electricity connection under the flagship Saubhagya scheme.

320,000 households un-electrified till August-end under Saubhagya: Govt

The number of un-electrified households stood at 320,422 till August-end this year under the Saubhagya Scheme, which is meant for achieving 100% universal electrification of homes in the country

Electrical equipment makers stare at Rs 800-cr dues from states, Centre

This segment wants to disassociate itself from the power sector

When Saubhagya made mini grid projects redundant, Tata Power capitalised

Off grid systems are not connected to the mainline power network. They generate and distribute electricity locally

States become the thorn in Centre's ambitious 24x7 power supply schemes

Infra in slow lane, states lag in fund utilization

Networked Bharat

Vast networking programmes are overshadowing traditional infrastructure projects

Slowdown blues for electrical equipment industry as Saubhagya ends

In Q1FY20, sales growth of transformers fell 7%, transmission lines 8%, capacitors by 29%

Gas connectivity: Poised for take-off

City Gas Distribution now complements the massive utilities delivery networking infrastructure sweeping across India

Rural enterprises overlooked in Saubhagya's success story: Study

The study bares Saubhagya's overarching focus on household electrification, perhaps unintentionally prioritizing 'ghar' over 'dukan'

Every household to be electrified by Dec 31 under Saubhagya: Power minister

Some states such as Gujarat, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Punjab and the Union Territories are already 100 per cent electrified

States' electrification drive for Saubhagya spikes volumes trade at IEX

Power traded on exchange rises 22% in April-June

India to achieve universal electrification under Saubhagya scheme in 2018

The government has planned installation of more and more pre-paid meters

Saubhagya scheme: Fluctuations in the 'power for all' target

Why the government's intention to supply all households in the country with 24x7 power by March 2019 appears ambitious

Odisha wants Centre to modify Saubhagya scheme

Odisha would flag the demand to make the scheme easier for states to execute at the upcoming Power Ministers conference scheduled on December 7 in New Delhi.

Story in numbers: Power for all

The 'Saubhagya' scheme is expected to electrify all willing households, as substitution for kerosene, while bringing about improvement in education, health services, communication and public safety

Saubhagya scheme: No free power, only free connections for poor, says govt

Connecting 4 cr left-out families under Saubhagya will increase the electricity requirement by 28,000 MW or 80,000 mn units in a year

Saubhagya: This is how Modi govt's many 'power for all' schemes have fared

Rural and urban electrification saw impetus, name change and budgetary boost in the first Union Budget of the government in 2014