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Villages electrified under Rajiv Gandhi Gram Vikas Yojana rises in 2006-07news
24 August 2007

Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), a rural electrification programme launched by government of India in April 2005, has so far been progressing on the expected lines, said Sushilkumar Shinde, union power minister in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

As compared to earlier rural electrification schemes where the average rate of electrification has been 3,000 villages per year, under RGGVY. Shinde said 9,819 unelectrified villages were electrified during 2005-06 and 28,706 in 2006-07 besides intensive electrification of around 12,000 electrified villages in these two years.

In 2007-08, so far 4,467 unelectrified villages have been electrified and 7,708 electrified villages have been intensively electrified. Also, since the introduction of the scheme in April, 2005, 13 lakh free electricity connections were released to those below poverty line (BPL).

According to the implementing agencies, electrification work has been carried out in 62,554 villages including 42,992 un-electrified and 19,585 electrified villages up to 17 August, 2007, under RGGVY and Rs400 crore has been released during 2007-08 so far.

Shinde also disclosed the following state-wise and year-wise details:

State wise / year wise numbers of villages where electrification has been reportedly carried out by implementing states/agencies under RGGVY

State

During 2005-06

 

During 2006-07

 

During 2007-08 (as on 17.08.2007)

Cumulative (up to 17.08.2007)

 

Electri-fied

Un-electrified

Total

Electri-fied

Un-electri-fied

Total

Electr-ified

Un-electri-fied

Total

Electri-fied

Un-electri-fied

Total

 

(Nos.)

(Nos.)

(Nos.)

(Nos.)

(Nos.)

(Nos.)

(Nos.)

(Nos.)

Andhra Pradesh

0

0

0

0

0

0

4724

0

4724

4,724

0

4,724

Arunachal Pradesh

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Assam

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Bihar

0

1600

1600

0

8415

8415

0

1,386

1386

0

11401

11,401

Jharkhand

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31

31

0

31

31

Goa

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Gujarat

0

0

0

625

0

625

0

0

0

625

0

625

Haryana

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

0

15

15

0

15

Himachal Pradesh

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

J&K

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Karnataka

350

47

397

8000

0

8000

2,919

0

2919

11269

47

11,316

Kerala

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Madhya Pradesh

0

0

0

0

0

0

50

15

65

50

15

65

Chhattisgarh

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

29

29

0

29

29

Maharashtra

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Manipur

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Meghalaya

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Mizoram

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Nagaland

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Orissa

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Punjab

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Rajasthan

0

230

230

570

765

1335

0

332

332

570

1327

1,897

Sikkim

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tamil Nadu

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tripura

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Uttar Pradesh

0

7503

7503

0

16620

16620

0

1,855

1855

0

25978

25,978

Uttaranchal

0

87

87

2332

798

3130

0

83

83

2332

968

3,300

West Bengal

0

352

352

0

2108

2108

0

736

736

0

3196

3,196

Delhi

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

G.Total

350

9819

10169

11527

28706

40233

7708

4,467

12175

19,585

42,992

62577

 
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