(DONE)Nashik: Though the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has succesfully supplied electricty to 41,647 lakh households in Nashik and Ahmednagar districts in Nashik Zone, it is yet to provide electricity connections to 1.06 lakh households under the Saubhagya yojana.Under the Saubhagya Yojana launched by the Union power ministry which aims to provide power to every household by December 2018, MSEDCL has chalked out a massive plan to provide electricity connections at a cost of Rs 500 and free of cost to those who fall under the economically weak category.The ‘power to all’ programme undertaken by the Government of India aims at electrification of every household without bothering the beneficiary for the infrastructure costs—that may range from laying simple service wires to construction of poles.Most villages and hamlets are deprived of an electricty connection for two reasons— the cost of power connection and the inability to pay for the infrastructure.“Under the scheme ‘Saubhagya’, the beneficiary gets one connection, one charging point and an LED lamp. In Nashik district alone, MSEDCL has furnished 29,271 connections so far,” said an MSEDCL official.The officers of the state electricity utility said as per the targets set under the Saubhagya Yojana which was declared in October 2017, the company has achieved 98% of its target.“We still have to provide connections to 50,074 households in Nashik district alone,” said the officer.Similarly in Ahmednagar district, the MSEDCL has already provided 11,926 connections. It needs to provide connections to 55,977 households to achieve 100% electrification.“The target set for July is to provide connections to all the households using service wires. After July, focus will be on connections requiring infrastructure set up,” said the officer.

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