The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh took a major step on Sunday (23 July) that will give a fillip to its goal of providing ‘24/7 power for all’ by 2019. Following in the footsteps of the Modi government in Delhi, which has distributed free gas connections to millions of poor women under the Ujjawala scheme, the Adityanath government has decided to provide free electricity connections to Below Poverty Line (BPL) cardholders in the state. Those who are poor but don’t have BPL cards will also benefit as they will have to shell out only Rs 80 to Rs 120 for a new connection.

The move is part of the ‘24×7 Power for All’ (PFA) project, a joint initiative of the power departments of the Government of Uttar Pradesh and the Government of India. The objective of the PFA is to connect all unconnected households in a phased manner by 2019 and to ensure 24×7 quality, reliable and affordable power supply to all domestic, commercial and industrial consumers.

But challenges before the state government are daunting. The state’s per capita power consumption stood at 524 kilowatt-hour (kWh) in fiscal year (FY) 2015-16, which is half the national average of about 1,075kWh.

Of the 2,89,46,089 rural households, only 32 per cent (92,72,706) are electrified as per the records of the distribution companies (discoms). Another 29 per cent (84,62,695) have access to power but are yet to be formalised. Of the remaining 39 per cent (1,12,10,688) households, infrastructure is being rolled out under schemes that are currently underway, which will cover another 50,000 households. But this still leaves more than 21 per cent (60,00,000) rural households that need electrification. Additionally, 15 lakh urban households also need to be electrified.

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