Lok Sabha Debates
Need For Electrification Of Rural Areas Of Dibrugarh In Assam. on 16 December, 2015
Sixteenth Loksabha an> Title: Need for electrification of rural areas of Dibrugarh in Assam.
SHRI RAMESHWAR TELI (DIBRUGARH): I would like to draw the attention of the Hon’ble minister to the non availability of electricity in the rural area of my constituency Dibrugarh in Assam. Reliable electricity supply is key to economic development. Unfortunately since Independence, most of the rural areas in my constituency have been plagued by the problem of inadequate supply of electricity. There are many areas which are yet to be electrified. The problem is very serious particularly in the bordering Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. The people in these areas are still waiting for electricity even after 67 years of independence. It is a blot on our self respect and dignity that thousands of rural households in my constituency are still using kerosene. I, therefore, request Central Government to take appropriate steps under various centrally sponsored schemes for electrification of the rural areas of my constituency.