The Assam cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to various measures for improving power connectivity in the state, including expansion of the electrification network, an official statement said.
The cabinet approved the electrification of 4,80,249 households, mainly under on-grid mode, and sanctioned Rs 1718.18 crore for the purpose.
The cabinet also approved electrification of 48,231 anganwadi centres and 13,120 primary schools at the cost of Rs 161.42 crore.
It decided to install 9,000 distribution transformers, 70 pre-fabricated compact sub-stations and 11 power transformers, besides repairing 4,200 damaged transformers for Rs 250.08 crore for improving voltage stability and reducing power distribution losses, the statement said.
