North India Statesman
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Lucknow, 07 September (HS). Vidyut Sakhi Rajshree Shukla of Silauta village located in Ramnagar development block of Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, not only increased her family's income by joining the Vidyut Sakhi scheme, but also became an example for other women of the state. She herself became self-reliant, along with inspiring other women of the village to become self-reliant and telling people about the schemes of the Yogi government. She is bringing change in her own life as well as in the rural life. Along with this, as a Bijli Sakhi, she is going door-to-door to collect electricity bills and relieving the villagers from the burden of standing in long queues to pay the bills.
In July-24, she registered her name among the top ten highest commission earning BC Sakhis in the state
Rajshree Shukla told that she deposits electricity bills door to door in rural areas, which not only saves the time of the villagers but also gets them rid of long queues. Rajshree Shukla told that she is earning more than Rs 50,000 commission per month. She has registered her name among the ten highest commission earning Bijli Sakhis of the state by earning a commission of Rs 81,900 in July-24. She tells that she has become Vidyut Sakhi through self-help group. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has made our lives happy by connecting us to Bijli Sakhi on the lines of Banking Sakhi. I thank Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for this. Today I am taking good care of my family by depositing electricity bills and getting commission from it. This has increased the income of me and my family.
More than 30 thousand women selected for Bijli Sakhi
CM Yogi's efforts to make the women power of Uttar Pradesh empowered, self-reliant and self-sufficient have started bearing fruit. Deepa Ranjan, Mission Director of State Rural Livelihood Mission, said that by taking advantage of the schemes being run for women's self-reliance, women power is moving forward shoulder to shoulder in the development of the state. In the same sequence, under the State Rural Livelihood Mission, more than 10,500 Vidyut Sakhis have brightened their lives and those of their families by depositing electricity bills worth more than Rs 1120 crore and earning a commission of Rs 14.6 crore. She said that on the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, so far 30,000 women have been selected through self-help groups, out of which more than 10,500 Vidyut Sakhis have already started work in the entire state. They are collecting meter readings and electricity bills in rural and urban areas. For this, they have been provided with the Vidyut Sakhi app, in which they login and create electricity bills and collect them and pay the bill to UPPCL through the app itself.
Commission is received through the app itself
As soon as the bill is paid, their commission also comes immediately on the app. In such a situation, they do not even have to go to the electricity substation. To join this scheme, Vidyut Sakhi has to recharge Rs 30 thousand on the app for the first time. For this, Rs 30 thousand is given at 4 percent interest through self-help group. After recharging for the first time, Vidyut Sakhi recharges again as per her convenience and does her work.
Bijli Sakhi is earning up to 8 thousand rupees per month
Mission Director informed that in rural areas, Vidyut Sakhi is paid Rs. 20 for every electricity bill payment up to Rs. 2000, whereas 1% commission is given for every electricity bill payment above Rs. 2000. In urban areas, Rs. 12 is given for every electricity bill payment up to Rs. 3000 and 0.4% commission is given for every electricity bill payment above Rs. 3000. Through this, Vidyut Sakhi is earning about Rs. 6 to 8 thousand every month.
