India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Sl. No.

District

No. of EVPCS

Sanctioned

Operational

1

Alipurduar

8

8

2

Bankura

22

20

3

Birbhum

21

21

4

Coochbehar

9

9

5

Dakshin Dinajpur

10

10

6

Darjeeling

17

16

7

Hooghly

33

33

8

Howrah

16

15

9

Jalpaiguri

28

28

10

Jhargram

4

4

11

Kalimpong

0

0

12

Kolkata

23

21

13

Malda

13

13

14

Murshidabad

25

25

15

Nadia

27

26

16

North 24 Pargannas

43

40

17

Paschim Bardhman

42

42

18

Paschim Medinipur

34

28

19

Purba Bardhaman

28

28

20

Purba Medinipur

28

27

21

Purulia

5

5

22

South 24 Pargannas

23

22

23

Uttar Dinajpur

23

22

Total

482

463

(a): As per inputs received from the three Oil Marketi...