On 15th November 2016, a scheme named The Har Ghar Bijli Lagatar came into existence, which Shri launched. Nitish Kumar, the CM of Bihar. The Saat Nishchay scheme portfolio was designed by the Bihar government in which this was the last scheme planned. It focused on providing electricity connection in each house of Bihar. The government of Bihar had asked various agencies to implement this scheme priority.
Those who need the scheme’s benefit can connect with the implementing agency, which is different at the district and state levels. There are urban local bodies at the state level, whereas, at the district level, there are Gram Panchayats. The implementation of the scheme was done in 2016.
Under this Har Ghar Bijli Lagatar scheme, those applying for the facility will not have to pay any fee for the connection. But, they will have to pay the monthly electricity bill as it is the consumption amount. People who are not ready for the relationship need to submit a written application.
The objective of Har Ghar Bijli Lagatar
The scheme comes to give free electricity to the rural and urban households in Bihar. Those houses that do not have electricity provision will benefit from this scheme. Around 50 lakh households will be served under this scheme. 50% of the families above the poverty line situated in rural Bihar will be covered under this scheme.
The Har Ghar Bijli Lagatar scheme was first initiated for BPL cardholders, and the turn of APL cardholders came. The idea was to provide electricity to houses both in the village and cities.
Impact of Har Ghar Bijli Lagatar
With the help of this scheme, around 39,073 villages were provided electricity connections. By April 2018, around 1.06 lakh rural habitations were benefited from this scheme. This also included 1.19 crore households.
How is Har Ghar Bijli Scheme beneficial?
- This scheme will prove beneficial for all households with insufficient light and houses are filled with darkness at night.
- The children will not have to suffer due to lack of electricity as they will get enough light to study and fulfil their dreams.
- Due to the scheme, people will sleep peacefully and not have to rotate fans the whole day.
- In hot weather, people can get relief from the heat.
- Every home in Bihar will brighten up, and the overall lifestyle of the people will improve.
- For the consumers, the scheme will be provided with the mobile app of BSPHCL, which includes the bill payment, application for new connection, latest updates, and more.
Eligibility for applying under Har Ghar Bijli Lagatar
- The applicant has to be a resident of Bihar.
- There should not be any electricity connection in the house of the applicant.
- The family should not fall under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana.
Required Documents for application:
- Aadhar Card
- Address proof
- income certificate
- Ration card
- mobile number
- Email ID
- Passport size photograph
Steps to apply online for the scheme
- You need to open the official website of Bihar Har Ghar Bijli Yojana.
- This will open the home page where you need to tap on Consumer Facilitation Activity.
- This will take you to the new page, where you will click on Apply for New Electricity Connection.
- You will have to choose the connection option as per your requirement.
- Next, a new page will come where you need to fill in the mobile number and choose the district.
- Next, click on generate OTP.
- Enter the OTP which you have received in SMS and click on submit.
- This will open the application form.
- Fill in all the required details, upload documents, and tap on submit button. This is the process.
How to check application status?
- Visit Bihar Har Ghar Bijli Lagatar scheme’s official site.
- The home page will open where you have to tap on Consumer Facilitation Activity.
- Next, the button will come to check the status of the application.
- A new page will open where you need to enter the request number.
- Next, click on the view status, which will show you the current status of the application.
How to make changes to the application?
- Visit the official website, which will take you to the homepage.
- Tap on Consumer Facilitation Activity.
- Next, click on the tab mentioned to make changes in the new electricity-related application.
- This will open a new page to enter the request number.
- You have to now click on the Get OTP button.
- You will receive an OTP in SMS, which you need to enter in the box.
- After sharing all the details and submitting the documents, your data will be updated.
