<span style="color: #222222;">The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Revised Cost Estimate  of Comprehensive Scheme for Strengthening of Transmission and  Distribution of power in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. <br />''<br />''It has been approved  at an estimated cost of  over  9 thousand 129  crore rupees.The main objective of the scheme is Government commitment for the total economic development of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim and to strengthen the Intra-State Transmission and  Distribution Infrastructure in the states by providing grid connectivity to remote distant locations.The scheme is being implemented through POWERGRID, a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under Ministry of Power in association with Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. It is targeted to be commissioned in phased manner by December 2021. <br />''<br />''The implementation of this scheme will create a reliable power grid and improve States' connectivity to the upcoming load centers. The benefits of the grid connected power will be extended to the villages and towns including the remote and border areas and all categories of consumers of beneficiaries in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.The scheme will also increase the per capita power consumption of these States and also  contribute to the total economic development.</span><br />