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The plan is to provide 24x7 electricity to every
household in the country
Piyush Goel
Newly appointed minister of state for power, coal
and new and renewable energy Piyush Goyal on
Friday announced that his ministry would
replicate Gujarat government’s ‘Jyotigram Yojna’
in other states to provide 24x7 electricity to
every household in the country. The ‘Jyotigram
Yojna’ was started by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi when he was chief minister of Gujarat.
Goyal was in Gandhinagar along with a team of
officials from his ministry to study in detail the
initiatives of Gujarat government in the power
sector. They had a marathon five hour meeting
with the state energy minister Saurabh Patel and
a battery of senior bureaucrats who shared their
experiences with the central delegation.
“I have received training of highest order from
colleagues of Gujarat working in the power sector
who have demonstrated not only to the nation
but to the world what government can do for the
people,” Goyal said after the meeting with
officials in Gandhinagar.
He said that this was his first hand experience
and has learnt a lot on the power sector. “The
officials have explained to us in detail the
‘Jyotigram Yojna’ floated by the Gujarat
government and how it was a success in
providing 24x7 power across the state. I will
take this scheme to other states and will
replicate it there in order to provide 24 hour
power supply across the country,” the minister of
state announced.
He however added that though the model was
successful in Gujarat it cannot be said it will be
good for all states. “One size does not fit all.
This model of Jyotigram Yojna will have to be
calibrated as per every state’s need. Lesson on
cutting down T&D losses and power theft is what
other states need to learn,” the minister added.
“The first task of my ministry is to have 24x7
electricity across India. We have to learn lessons
from Gujarat on how to escalate power
generation, cut down on transmission and
distribution (T&D) losses, control the every
increasing cost of power and maintain efficiency,”
Goyal added. He was also of the opinion that big
state like Uttar Pradesh that is facing power
crises could benefit from the Gujarat model.
Jyotigram Yojana is an initiative of the
Government of Gujarat to ensure availability of
24-hour three phase quality power supply to
rural areas of the state and to supply power to
farmers residing in scattered farm houses
through feeders having specially designed
transformers. Under the scheme state
government separated electricity feeder lines for
agricultural and nonagricultural users to make
farm power rationing effective and tamper proof.
By providing a continuous, reliable full-voltage
power supply for restricted hours daily, the
Jyotigram Yojana made it possible for farmers to
keep to their irrigation schedules, conserve water,
save on pump maintenance costs and use labour
more efficiently.
Besides the power sector initiatives of the state,
the minister of state was also appraised about
quality of coal supplied to state power units and
how quality of coal needs to be controlled to
increase efficiency of power plants. The issue of
railways for transportation of coal was also
discussed. Goyal said that he has noted down
the suggestions on various issues related to
power sector and will study them in detail after
going to Delhi.
Goyal also promised a revolution in power sector
in a reasonable time period. “Given the statistics
it would seem that there is not much of a gap in
demand and supply of power in India. But in
reality there is a big gap. Because of the state of
policy paralysis that we have inherited, it will
take some time to resolve the issues. I promise
that in a reasonable time we will be able to
bring a revolution in power sector,” the minister
said.
The minister of State also met Gujarat chief
minister Anandiben Patel and briefed her about
the issues they had discussed during the meeting
between state government officials and team
from Centre.
household in the country
Piyush Goel
Newly appointed minister of state for power, coal
and new and renewable energy Piyush Goyal on
Friday announced that his ministry would
replicate Gujarat government’s ‘Jyotigram Yojna’
in other states to provide 24x7 electricity to
every household in the country. The ‘Jyotigram
Yojna’ was started by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi when he was chief minister of Gujarat.
Goyal was in Gandhinagar along with a team of
officials from his ministry to study in detail the
initiatives of Gujarat government in the power
sector. They had a marathon five hour meeting
with the state energy minister Saurabh Patel and
a battery of senior bureaucrats who shared their
experiences with the central delegation.
“I have received training of highest order from
colleagues of Gujarat working in the power sector
who have demonstrated not only to the nation
but to the world what government can do for the
people,” Goyal said after the meeting with
officials in Gandhinagar.
He said that this was his first hand experience
and has learnt a lot on the power sector. “The
officials have explained to us in detail the
‘Jyotigram Yojna’ floated by the Gujarat
government and how it was a success in
providing 24x7 power across the state. I will
take this scheme to other states and will
replicate it there in order to provide 24 hour
power supply across the country,” the minister of
state announced.
He however added that though the model was
successful in Gujarat it cannot be said it will be
good for all states. “One size does not fit all.
This model of Jyotigram Yojna will have to be
calibrated as per every state’s need. Lesson on
cutting down T&D losses and power theft is what
other states need to learn,” the minister added.
“The first task of my ministry is to have 24x7
electricity across India. We have to learn lessons
from Gujarat on how to escalate power
generation, cut down on transmission and
distribution (T&D) losses, control the every
increasing cost of power and maintain efficiency,”
Goyal added. He was also of the opinion that big
state like Uttar Pradesh that is facing power
crises could benefit from the Gujarat model.
Jyotigram Yojana is an initiative of the
Government of Gujarat to ensure availability of
24-hour three phase quality power supply to
rural areas of the state and to supply power to
farmers residing in scattered farm houses
through feeders having specially designed
transformers. Under the scheme state
government separated electricity feeder lines for
agricultural and nonagricultural users to make
farm power rationing effective and tamper proof.
By providing a continuous, reliable full-voltage
power supply for restricted hours daily, the
Jyotigram Yojana made it possible for farmers to
keep to their irrigation schedules, conserve water,
save on pump maintenance costs and use labour
more efficiently.
Besides the power sector initiatives of the state,
the minister of state was also appraised about
quality of coal supplied to state power units and
how quality of coal needs to be controlled to
increase efficiency of power plants. The issue of
railways for transportation of coal was also
discussed. Goyal said that he has noted down
the suggestions on various issues related to
power sector and will study them in detail after
going to Delhi.
Goyal also promised a revolution in power sector
in a reasonable time period. “Given the statistics
it would seem that there is not much of a gap in
demand and supply of power in India. But in
reality there is a big gap. Because of the state of
policy paralysis that we have inherited, it will
take some time to resolve the issues. I promise
that in a reasonable time we will be able to
bring a revolution in power sector,” the minister
said.
The minister of State also met Gujarat chief
minister Anandiben Patel and briefed her about
the issues they had discussed during the meeting
between state government officials and team
from Centre.
