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For the archetypal clip successful SPSR Nellore district, rooftop star systems (RTS) were installed astatine the location of an SC/ST user successful Ramachandrapuram colony successful Buchireddypalem (Buchi) mandal connected Friday (March 27) and successfully connected to the grid of the A.P. Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (APSPDCL).
The installation was portion of the authorities strategy of offering escaped star powerfulness to members of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Under the scheme, the outgo of the RTS systems is shared betwixt the Centre (through subsidy) and the State.
It was successful February past twelvemonth that the State authorities gave administrative authorisation to instrumentality the Centre’s PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, successful alignment with Jagjeevan Jyothi Yojana Scheme, to supply escaped star powerfulness to 20 lakh SC and ST consumers. Following completion of tendering, the implementation began recently.
In a property merchandise connected Saturday (March 28), APSPDCL Chairperson and Managing Director Siva Sankar Lotheti said unit person been directed to accelerate the installation of RTS systems successful coordination with the contractors.
In a reappraisal meeting, Prakasam District Collector P. Raja Babu directed the officials and vendors to expedite the process and sought details connected its progress. He warned that strict enactment would beryllium taken against vendors if they proviso defective instrumentality and instructed the officials to dispersed consciousness among the radical connected the scheme.
Speaking to The Hindu, APSPDCL Nellore Superintending Engineer K. Raghavendram said astir 40,000 SC/ST households who devour up to 200 units a period are eligible for the strategy successful the district. Third-party vendors person been finalised for 5 regions for the installation of RTS systems of up to 2 kWp. He added that the implementation of the strategy was progressing rapidly successful the district.
