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5 lakh power connections for rural areas

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government proposes to release about 5 lakh new domestic electricity connections in the rural areas this year in accordance with an announcement made by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje in her Budget speech. The three public sector power discoms in the State have issued guidelines in this regard.

An official release stated here on Sunday that while 2.34 lakh pending applications for new connections would first be disposed of under the Mukhya Mantri Sab Ke Liye (Chief Minister for all) scheme, the total number of connections released would include 3 lakh for families living below poverty line (BPL).

The domestic connections in the less populated areas will be released in groups comprising at least 10 consumers each located within a kilometre from the existing 11 KV lines. In the tribal-dominated and desert areas, the groups will comprise six members each. .

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