- The Central Government has announced Rs 100 crore award for states that would complete the household electrification early under the Saubhagaya scheme.
- Apart from discoms, employees would also collectively get 50 lakh rupees award for completing the task of electrifying households under the scheme which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September last year.
- The government launched ‘Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana’ (Saubhagya) in September 2017 to achieve the goal of universal household electrification in the country by March 31, 2019. The scheme envisages providing last mile connectivity and electricity
