Three villages in Bokaro are yet to be electrified despite the fact that Government declared the district as fully electrified on October 10, 2018. The houses of Madhukarpur, Chandipur and Pipratand villages are yet to get electricity. The fact came to light during a review meeting of 20 point programme committee held in the chairmanship of Yadunandan Jaiswal at Paterwar.

Notably, the rural electrification work was started in April 2008 under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana in Bokaro district but these villages are yet to get electricity.  “We have got the target of 51 villages for electrification under Kasmar block. The work has been completed in 48 villages, while three villages are yet to be electrified,” said Ashok Kumar Senior Technical Engineer of ongoing electrification work.

“We are working hard, rest of three villages would be electrified within next 25 days,” he added.

Admitting the fact, Executive Engineer Surendra Kumar said, few houses are still left under Kasmar block for electrification. “Anyhow, work would be completed within 25 days,” he assured.

It was scheduled to provide free connections under Gram Swaraj Yojna and Soubhagya Yojna in villages includes Chakulia, Dhandbara, Sindurpatti, Dhobini and Kolbendi under Chas block, Bariyadih, Kouria, Jhabra, Udalbani, Devgram, Majoordubi, Barda and Gamahria under Chandankiyari block while under Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana connections have been provided in Bermo, Chandankiyari, Chandrapura, Chas, Gomia, Nawadih, Kasmar, Jaridih and in Paterwar too, said P Kumar Electric Engineer at work.

Saubhagya Yojna is a new scheme launched by the Prime Minister in 2017, under this scheme, free electricity connections have to be provided to all households both APL and BPL families in rural areas and poor families in urban areas.

Besides others, Dr Nawab Seceratory in-chare electricity, Vice President Chhogalal Singh, Nisha, Sahraf, Shanta Mishra, J. Murmu, Anil Mahato Kamal Das were present in the meeting.