Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav chaired the Cabinet meeting held at the Mantralaya on Tuesday. The Cabinet approved the second phase of the supplementary action plan for electrifying houses belonging to the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), the Bharia, Baiga and Sahariya communities, under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyay Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN).
As per approval, the revised plan includes electrification of an additional 18,338 unelectrified PVTG households at a cost of approximately ₹78.94 crore. Of this, ₹47.36 crore (60%) will be provided as a grant by the Central Government, while ₹31.58 crore (40%) will be contributed by the State Government as equity to power distribution companies.
The Cabinet also approved raising the sanctioned cost limit for electrifying PVTG settlements across 24 districts, from ₹1 lakh per household to ₹2 lakh per household. Power companies will carry out electrification up to the assessed cost of ₹2 lakh per household. In cases where costs exceed this limit, the Energy Development Corporation will electrify the houses through off-grid solar panels and battery systems. A total of 211 houses will be electrified using this off-grid method.
In the first phase of PM-JANMAN, approved on March 11, 2024, electrification of 10,952 houses at an estimated cost of ₹65 crore was sanctioned, of which 8,752 houses have already been provided with electricity connections.