Current Affairs - State - Discussion

Uttar Pradesh launched a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state to mark former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birth anniversary. The government has a target of covering 16 million by 2018-end, driven by Yogi Adityanath government's motto 'Prakash hai to Vikas hai' (the barometer of development is light). The government has also introduced Kisan Uday Yojana, a novel scheme for farmers. The scheme would cover 10 lakh farmers by 2022, would lead to 35 percent saving on power consumption.