The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) Government is all set to launch ‘Jagananna Pallevelugu’ scheme.
The Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, would inaugurate the most awaited Jagananna Pallevelugu.
The scheme would enhance the A.P., street light to LED street lights in gram panchayats. The YSRCP Government would provide LED lights to rural areas as part of a revolutionary decision.
In addition, the Government would also help to make government services available in villages and address the needs of people in no time. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy would also revamp the street lighting programme by ensuring that non glowing lights are restored in 48 hours of the receipt of complaints.
Earlier, the State government issued orders to transfer operation, repair and maintenance of energy efficient LED street lights projects from Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and Non Conventional Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (NREDCAP) to village secretariats.
Gopalkrishna Dwivedi, the Principal Secretary of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, said, “The reason behind this decision is to address the complaints on LED street lighting quickly and empower village panchayat system.” He said 23.29 lakh LED lights were installed by EESL in 10,382 villages.
Mr. Dwivedi also said the State Government is also preparing for the installation of four lakh LED street lights in gram panchayats in the State by 2023.
The services would be provided under the supervision of the Panchayat Raj Department. The department would utilise the services of around 7,000 energy assistants in coordination with power Discoms for maintenance of street lights.
The department would also utilise the services of around 2 lakh village volunteers in identifying and reporting of non glowing LED street light complaints to village secretariats.
The Panchayat Raj and the Rural Development department will develop a comprehensive web portal for handling and monitoring the LED street lights complaints.
The AP State Energy Efficiency Development Corporation Limited (APSEEDCO), a joint venture of AP power utilities would be responsible for distribution of spares from divisional level to panchayat level for smooth transfer of repair and maintenance activities and further monitoring of the project.
The improved light quality would enhance safety, security and visual comfort in villages. It is estimated that the LED street lighting programme would help the village panchayats to cumulatively save around 260 million units of electricity annually worth Rs. 156 crores.
