Govt. augmenting power supply infra in villages at a cost of ₹10,000 crore, says Energy Minister Ravi Kumar
Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar announced a ₹10,000 crore investment to upgrade rural power infrastructure under the RDSS scheme. The government is also focusing on employee welfare, including new appointments and training facilities, alongside the implementation of the PM Surya Ghar solar scheme.
Why it matters
This initiative highlights significant state-level investment in rural electrification and renewable energy adoption, impacting the livelihoods and infrastructure of thousands of families.
Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar has said that power supply infrastructure in the rural areas is being augmented at an approximate cost of ₹10,000 crore under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), and solar panels are being installed on the rooftops of nearly six lakh SC and ST families through the PM Surya Ghar scheme.
Top priority was being accorded to the welfare of the power utilities, Mr. Ravi Kumar said while participating as chief guest in the handing over of orders of appointment to 25 employees inducted on compassionate grounds, at the APCPDCL Corporate Office in Vijayawada on Wednesday.
Since taking over the reins in June 2024, the coalition government gave compassionate appointments to 389 persons in the AP-Genco, AP-Transco and the DISCOMs, and that officials were instructed to provide jobs to another 35 to 45 eligible candidates, he said.
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