SAUBHAGYA : Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana
Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna or Saubhagya is a newly launched scheme by PM Narendra Modi which aims for last mile power connectivity to willing household. This is yet another attempt to lift the living standard of poor people in India. This scheme aims to improve the environment, public health, education and connectivity. This is 16320-Crore scheme with a target of December 2018. Saubhagya is also one of the ambitious project of PM Modi and BJP which will target over 40 million people in mostly rural areas. Why Saubhagya is Launched A village is declared to be electrified if at least 10% of house along with public places like schools, hospitals, panchayats have access to electricity. The Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana was launched in July 2015, which electrified more than 78% of 18000 villages. Even if the villages were declared electrified, large number of household still remaining without electricity access. "Saubhagya is aimed to electrify the househol