The ruling Congress is seeking to retain power in Chhattisgarh by banking on the welfare schemes of the Bhupesh Baghel government, while the Bharatiya Janata Party is hoping to corner it on the issues of alleged corruption, religious conversions and unfulfilled poll promises.
The five-year Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana, with the aim of reaching power to 1,25,000 villages and 2,34,000 BPL families, was started in April 2005, but only 61,360 villages could be electrified till last month. To achieve the RGGVY target, the government will have to electrify more than 63,000 villages in about a year, which is a tall order.
There is good news for millions of people reeling under darkness in power-starved Bihar as government plans electrification of all villages including small hamlets under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), Energy Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav said.
Cooking gas (LPG) dealers on Monday threatened to go on an indefinite strike from January 19 unless oil companies stop appointing new distributors.
Bihar government has decided to take the help of satellites to identify villages, including small hamlets, for rural electrification, state Energy Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav said on Thursday.
Rebuffing petroleum ministry, Siddaramaiah launches Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana-like scheme months before state polls
#GiveItUp but no matching LPG connections for BPL
Laying down a host of criterion for the selection of candidates for the coming Lok Sabha elections, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has made it known that no tainted leader will be given a ticket by the party.
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