A state-level panel of the government on Tuesday approved the detailed project reports (DPRs) for electrification of 9,524 habitations in Jammu and Kashmir, having a population of 100 and more, under the second phase of the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyut Yojana (RGGVY). The total cost of the scheme, which will cover a population of 2.50 lakh including 1,119 lakh below poverty line households, is projected at Rs 2,770 crore. The detailed project reports were approved during a meeting of the state-level Standing Committee headed by Chief Secretary Mohammad Iqbal Khandey. The meeting discussed the implementation of the second phase of the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyut Yojana in the state and decided to submit the detailed project reports to the Government of India for funding. “About 94 per cent habitations and 98 per cent households would be covered under the second phase of the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyut Yojana and it is expected to be completed within two years,” an official spokesperson said. The Chief Secretary, on the occasion, also called for the formation of a state-level monitoring committee under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, to ensure that the implementation of the project starts at the earliest. He also instructed that similar committees be constituted at the divisional and district level to be headed by the respective Divisional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners. The Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khandey, also reviewed the complaints regarding the damaged transformers related to the phase first of the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyut Yojana and instructed the department to take appropriate measures in this regard, the spokesperson said. Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Arun Kumar Mehta informed the meeting that the phase first of the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyut Yojana, in most of the districts, including Anantnag, Kathua, Udhampur, Poonch and Rajouri, had been completed, while in the remaining districts it was in the final stage of completion. Rural electrification * The second phase of the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyut Yojana will cover a population of 2.50 lakh, including 1,119 lakh below poverty line households * The total cost of the scheme is projected at Rs 2,770 crore * The detailed project reports in this regard were approved during a meeting of the state-level Standing Committee headed by Chief Secretary Mohammad Iqbal Khandey * J&K will further submit the DPRs to the Centre for funding * The Chief Secretary called for the formation of a state-level-monitoring committee, under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary, power department, to ensure that the implementation of the project starts at the earliest