Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna:

 12,597 Indian villages to be electrified by May 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana’ for power sector reforms in rural areas with a view to ensuring round the clock electricity supply to farmers and rural households.

Speaking at the launch of the scheme here, Modi said that development is the panacea for all problems related to poverty and unemployment.

The new power scheme focuses on feeder separation (rural households and agricultural) and strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution infrastructure, including metering at all levels in rural areas.

The scheme is one of the flagship programmes of the Power Ministry and will facilitate 24×7 supply of electricity.

The earlier scheme for rural electrification, Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), which was launched by previous UPA government, has been subsumed in the new scheme as its rural electrification component.

The major components of the new scheme are feeder separation; strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution network; Metering at all levels (input points, feeders and distribution transformers); Micro grid and off grid distribution network & Rural electrification- already sanctioned projects under RGGVY to be completed.

The scheme has an outlay of Rs 76,000 crore for implementation of the projects under which the Centre shall provide grant of Rs 63,000 crore.Loan schemes-SME

A total of Rs 14,680 crore worth projects have already been approved out of which projects amounting to Rs 5,827 crore have been approved for Bihar state.

The Prime Minister also inaugurated the Daniawan-Bihar Sharif new railway line; flagged off the Rajgir-Bihar Sharif-Daniawan-Fatuha passenger train and Patna-Mumbai AC Suvidha Express and dedicated to the nation the permanent IIT Campus at Patna.National Scholarship Programmes

About Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna

• The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will be launchingDeen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) on 25^th July 2015 in Patna.
• The DDUGJY is one of the flagship programmes of the Ministry of Power and will provide round the clock power to rural households and adequate power to agricultural consumers.
• TheDDUGJY Scheme approved by the Union Government draws its inspiration from the similar pioneering scheme implemented by the Government of Gujarat named JyotiGram
• The earlier scheme for rural electrification viz. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) has been subsumed in the new scheme as its rural electrification component.

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