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Powering India at Household Level: State Effort, Issues and Concerns

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Even after 70 years of independence, a significant proportion of households in India are not having access to electricity. To correct this situation, the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has announced recently a new scheme, Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, also called ‘Saubhagya’ scheme with an estimated expenditure of Rs. 16,320 crore. This brief note attempts to review this scheme through SWOT analysis along with providing some background to the State Effort in powering India at the household level.

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  • Jain, Varinder, 2018. "Powering India at Household Level: State Effort, Issues and Concerns," MPRA Paper 87170, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Jain, Varinder, 2006. "Political Economy of Electricity Subsidy: Evidence from Punjab," MPRA Paper 240, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Varinder Jain, 2019. "Fossil Fuels, GHG Emissions and Clean Energy Development: Asian Giants in a Comparative Perspective," Millennial Asia, , vol. 10(1), pages 1-24, April.
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    Keywords

    India; Household Electrification; Rural Electrification; State Policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being

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