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The Rs 16,320-cr scheme aims at providing 'last mile electricity connectivity to all rural and urban households' LATEST NEWS :  With energy focus reaping benefits for the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh elections earlier this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled a new flagship programme of 'Saubhagya - Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana' to energise last mile power delivery. The Rs 16,320-crore scheme aims at providing 'last mile electricity connectivity to all rural and urban households'. The announcement, made at the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, will reinforce the ruling party's electricity-for-all target, which was recently advanced from 2019 to 2018. The Union government would provide 60% funds for the programme amounting to Rs 12,320 crore. For special category states, the Centre’s contribution would be 85%. State governments and their utilities would provide 10% funds. In the case of special categor...

Mayawati must be given chance to speak in the Rajya Sabha as she is a senior leader: Azam Khan LATEST NEWS    :  Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan on Tuesday advised Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati not to resign from the Rajya Sabha, adding that she should, in fact, start planning for 2019 general elections. "She must be given chance to speak in the Rajya Sabha as she is a senior leader and served as a four-time chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. There is no need to resign. In fact, must plan things to fight for 2019 elections," he told ANI. Mayawati earlier in the day threatened to resign from the Rajya Sabha as she was not allowed to speak on Dalits and other weaker sections being targeted in Uttar Pradesh. "When I tried speaking about the weaker sections today in the Rajya Sabha, I was not allowed to speak. Why? It's a shame. If I am not allowed to speak on Dalits being targeted, then I will resign from the Rajya Sabha,"...