Urja Saksharta Abhiyan to be launched in MP
November 23
In a meeting of the Cabinet held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, it was decided that ‘Urja Saksharta Abhiyan’ would be launched in the state to make all the citizens energy literate. Through the campaign, the citizens of the state will be given information about energy saving.
Efforts will be made to make all the citizens of the state energy literate according to a time bound action plan under the Urja Saksharta Abhiyan. The activities to be included in this campaign are to develop an understanding of the expenditure and dissipation of energy in the general public, to give information about traditional and alternative sources of energy and to create an understanding of their impact on the environment, meaningful dialogue about the use of energy, energy conservation and management, to create the ability to make decisions for efficient use of energy based on its awareness, understanding of the effects, consequences of energy consumption, mitigating the environmental risks and negative impact of climate change and enabling the selection of different energy technologies.
Taking a step towards tackling the effects of global warming and climate change, the state government is starting an ‘Urja Saksharta Abhiyan’. Through this unique campaign, the students of schools and colleges and the general public will be given information about energy and energy saving. The campaign will be implemented in the form of a mission.