"Will achieve target of providing connections to 3 lakh houses till 2027," says KV Singh Deo on PM Surya Ghar Yojana

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 17 (ANI): Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo said the state is moving steadily towards its goal of connecting three lakh homes with solar power under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana by 2027.
Deo said that applications have been sent to over 93,000 vendors, and more than 11,000 houses have already been connected.
Speaking to ANI on Saturday, KV Singh Deo said, "...Under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana, applications have been sent to 93,826 vendors, out of which 11,397 houses have been connected... We will achieve the target of providing connections to 3 lakh houses till 2027 under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana..."
Earlier, on August 3, the Deputy Chief Minister had asked the Opposition not to politicise the case of a 15-year-old girl who died after being set on fire by miscreants.
Expressing condolences to her family, he said the state government had taken all necessary steps to save her.
Singh Deo told ANI, "I want to express my condolences to her family. The state government took all necessary steps. She was sent to AIIMS Delhi as well, but the doctors were unable to save her. The opposition parties should stay away from politicising such matters. The government has taken all necessary steps, but unfortunately, her life could not be saved."
He further said that the family of the victim has also acknowledged the government's efforts.
"Normally, in such cases, the victim's family doesn't stand with the government, but the family is with the government, and they are saying the government has done its best and that they are satisfied with it, so the intervention of any third party in the case is unfortunate," he said.
The 15-year-old girl died on August 2 while undergoing treatment at AIIMS in the national capital. She had been set on fire by miscreants in the Balanga area of Odisha's Puri district on July 19. (ANI)