Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajaram Vs State of Haryana dated 27/05/2025. By the execution application, the applicant was seeking compliance of the NGT order July 5, 2024 passed in OA No. 735/2024. In the OA, the applicant has raised the grievance in respect of …
Despite sustained efforts to reform the sector, electricity distribution in India remains amidst complex problems, manifested in the form of loss-making distribution utilities, poor quality of service, governance ambiguities, and absence of basic data. The current wave of reforms seeks to turnaround the sector’s performance by transforming the generation mix, …
BHUBANESWAR: Even after a decade of launching of the rural electrification programme under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), 42.64 lakh households of the State are still out of the reach of electricity. Under the 12th Plan period, the Centre had sanctioned projects worth `3,550.47 crore for electrification of 3,144 …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Electricity Minister Aryadan Muhammed said the state could not achieve total electrification due to the proliferation of houses and because of the peculiar geography of the state. There are also impediments in drawing lines through forest areas, he said in the Assembly during the question hour. He said that …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on electrification of villages, 03/12/2015. The details of un-electrified households/villages in the country are placed at Annex-I. For providing electricity to agriculture sector and electrification of un-electrified villages to give electricity access to un-electrified households, during the 12th Plan, projects amounting to Rs. 63,810 crores …
A review meeting on centrally sponsored schemes for the district was held in the conference hall of DC office on Monday. The issues related to projects regarding electrification of the district was discussed in the meeting. Speaking on the issue, Sushmita Dev, MP Silchar, said that for electrification of entire …
Access to energy is an important determinant of quality of life. Inequality of access to energy for cooking, lighting and livelihood purposes has engaged the attention of researchers, policy planners and activists in recent years. In 2005, India launched the ambitious Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana that aimed at universal …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on electrification of villages, 26/02/2015. Also includes: State-wise Target & achievement of un-electrified villages, intensive electrification of electrified villages and release of free electricity connection to BPL households under RE component of DDUGJY; Details of projects Sanctioned under RE component of DDUGJY under XI Plan; …
The Odisha government has urged central PSUs — NTPC Ltd and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) to go ahead with the task of floating tenders for implementation of projects under the Rajeev Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) in the 12th Plan period (2012-17). The state government has also …
SHILLONG: Power-starved Meghalaya is preparing “wind energy density maps” to identify regions in the mountainous state where wind energy could be tapped to meet the power requirement. “The MeECL (Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited) is mapping certain areas of the state where wind mills could be set up to harness the …
Arunachal Pradesh Power (Electrical) Minister Tanga Byaling today informed that the government had constituted the Arunachal Power Development Agency (APDA) on suggestion from the State Finance Department for implementation of Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutkaran Yojana (RGGVY) in the State. Responding to a question raised by BJP member Tumke Bagra during …
BHUBANESWAR: As rural electrification projects sanctioned under the 10th and 11th plan periods are still under execution, the Centre has warned the State Government of halting funds sanctioned for the second phase programme. The Ministry of Power is yet to receive closure reports of 32 projects involving a cost of …
Micro grids based on renewable energy, which will allow decentralised generation of power for clusters of villages, could fill the energy gap in rural India, said energy experts of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) at a workshop on Friday, where they presented a model for mini grid. At …
An example of wayward implementation can be seen in rural areas, far or near. At some places, poles have been laid or erected and left abandoned. At other places, high voltage wires are lying in bundles and rusting as if the scheme is non–existent. Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) …
Wants to set up new transmission lines & solar powered micro-grids to connect villages The government will fast-track its plan to supply electricity to every village in the country and use solar power generation to light up remote hamlets — an early sign of how the energy sector may gain …
Reiterating Govt’s resolve to make the State self-sufficient in power, the Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Abdul Rahim Rather today said that various projects have been firmed up to add about 10000 MW power by the end of 13th Five Year Plan. He said Rs.1900 crore are being spent …
Hyderabad-based ICOMM Tele has been hired by NTPC to carry on RGGVY projects in three districts of Odisha The state energy department has issued a cautionary note against ICOMM Tele, a tower maker for companies like Vodafone, Aircel and Power Grid Corporation, to take part in the Rs 2,600 crore …
The handbook underscores the relevance of Universal Service Obligation for electricity in rural India. It articulates clearly the regulatory framework and legal recourse for electricity service obligation in the country.
Electricity Access- Financing Issues and Mechanism - a presentation by B V Rao (IREDA) at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2014: Energy Access and Renewable Energy, February 27-28, 2014, New Delhi.
The report covering the eight years from 2004-05 to 2011-12, contains the results of the performance audit on `Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY)'. In March 2005, the Government of India, Ministry of Power launched Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) scheme to accelerate the pace of rural electrification.
JAMMU, Jan 21: Minister of State for Technical Education, Power, Rural Development and Information, Vikar Rasool today directed the officers to ensure the completion of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyuti Karan Yojana (RGGVY) in Jammu in all respects by ending February. The Minister was speaking at a review meeting of Power …
