(MENAFN- KNN India) Union Minister of state (IC) for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal said that the power development scheme Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) has an aim to ensure proper power supply in all houses of eastern Uttar Pradesh and in entire state as well by 2019.
While inaugurating the scheme in Gorakhpur and Basti districts on Friday, the minister said that Rs 350 crore have been allocated for Gorakhpur and Rs 550 crore for Basti district.
He said that with Rs 350 crore in Gorakhpur, the fragile power transformers, electric polls and wirings would be changed so that unabated power supply could be ensured.
Goyal informed that like in Gujarat, in UP a separate power supply line would be laid for agriculture purpose only and assured people for enacting low tension line at a stretch of 200 kilometres in the district.
The minister also assured people for opening up of an auditorium on name of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Basti district.
In last two five years plans there had not been spent a single rupee for electrification work in Basti. But now the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been keeping a tight vigil over development in eastern UP and our government is committed for development of this area, he said.
Goyal stated that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Varanasi on September 18 and Integrated Power Development Scheme will be inaugurated in Varanasi that will improve the power supply scenario in UP.
He also stated that the central government will start Mudra scheme from September 25 to October 2.
Under it loan up to Rs 50,000 without any security would be given for self-employment to people, shopkeepers and others who deserve. Besides, loan ranging from Rs 50,000 to one lakh would be given so that people could run their businesses hassle free.
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