Kurnool:Vitality minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar on Friday launched the PM Surya Ghar–Muft Bijli Yojana at Nemakallu village in Bommanahal mandal, marking a big push in the direction of renewable power adoption within the constituency.

The minister stated the scheme would promote environmental safety whereas lowering the electrical energy burden on households and making certain uninterrupted energy provide. Some 2,400 SC and ST beneficiaries in Rayadurg would obtain free solar energy techniques at a complete price of ?27 crore, with the federal government bearing ?1.25 lakh per unit, he stated.

Ravikumar stated that OC beneficiaries would obtain a subsidy of Rs 78,000 and BC beneficiaries Rs 98,000, making certain wider entry to scrub power.

Throughout the state, six lakh Surya Ghar connections have been sanctioned and efforts are on to make them operational earlier than summer season.

To deal with low voltage points, three new substations have been sanctioned for Rayadurg. Infrastructure upgrades below the RDSS scheme, together with set up of transformers and substitute of outdated electrical poles, are additionally below means.

MLA Kalava Srinivasulu, in his speech, highlighted main improvement allocations to the constituency.