Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Rural Electrification Scheme

The scheme, also known as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, was launched by the Power Ministry after subsuming the previous Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidhyutikaran Yojana (RGGVJ) as it rural electrification component.

Aim of the Scheme: 

It aims to augment power supply to rural areas and strengthen sub transmission and distribution lines.

Major components of the scheme:

§  To separate agricultural and non agricultural feeders.

§  To strengthen and augment sub transmission and distribution infrastructure in rural areas, including metering of distribution transformers/feeders/consumers.

Benefits:

§  It would increase the number of hours of power supply in rural areas.

§  Reduction in peak load.

§  Improvement in billed energy based on metered consumption.

§  Provides access to electricity to rural households.

Budget:

The scheme has an outlay of 76000 crore, of which centre has committed to provide a grant of Rs. 63000 crore.