Government launches Short Film making competition on ‘SAUBHAGYA‘ Scheme.

TNPSC Current Affairs - January 2018 by TNPSC Guru

Union Government has launched the Short film making competition on Pradhan Mantri Har Ghar Sahaj Bijli Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) scheme, with the aim to create awareness about the SAUBHAGYA Scheme.

About Soubhagya scheme and its benefits. 

• SAUBHAGYA Scheme aim to achieving electrification to all the willing household of rural and urban in the country by December 2019
• The beneficiaries for the scheme will identify using SECC (Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 data.
• If the households not covered under SECC will be provided free electricity under scheme on payment of Rs 500 in 10 instalments which will be recovered by DISCOMs .
• The main objective of the scheme is, it will be substitution to Kerosene which helps to meet India’s commitment towards global Climate change , helps in improvement in education services, health services, connectivity , economic activities and jobs, also improvement in quality of life especially women.
• The Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) is  the nodal agency for the operationalization of the scheme.