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 …
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 …
The Andhra Pradesh Government has charted out plans to provide 100 per cent electrification in the rural habitations and remotely located agency areas without power supply. The State has already achieved 100 per cent electrification in villages. The focus is now on to provide power supply in these non-electrified locations …
Standing Committee on Energy present this Forty First Report on Implementation of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana pertaining to the Ministry of Power. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana was launched in April, 2005 with an endeavour to electrify all villages and habitations, provide access to electricity to all households and …
Eight million people affected, 17 lives lost; Ganjam bears brunt of cyclone Cyclone Phailin, which made a landfall on the southern coast of Odisha at around 8:30 pm on Saturday at a windspeed of 200 km an hour, affected a cultivable area of 0.5 million hectares and damaged 80 per …
Aid targets revamping electricity distribution network, especially in rural areas The World Bank has shown keen interest in financing Bihar Government's ambitious project to revamp power infrastructure. The state government is planning to invest around Rs 25,000 crore under this project, for which it has sought funds from various financial …
The Power Ministry has revamped the UPA Government’s flagship Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) scheme to facilitate electricity to smaller hamlets and cover more below poverty line (BPL) families. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia has revamped the scheme to make it effective, so that …
Apart from that, the state government has also planned to spend Rs 150 cr on generation, according to the first supplementary budget of the state govt Just before the national election year, the Nitish Kumar led Bihar Government has decided to put major emphasis on renovation of the rackety power …
Minister of State for Power, Technical Education and Rural Development, Vikar Rasool today said that every un-electrified village would be provided with electricity under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Viduti Karan Yojana (RGGVY) Phase-II. The Minister was speaking after inaugurating a Receiving Station at Lassipora, Sogam in Kupwara district today. District Development …
Access to sustainable energy is vital for the socio-economic development of rural India and overall growth of the country. A number of energy initiatives by the Government of India and the states are contributing towards improving energy access. However, the challenge of access to energy and coping with the highly …
As Odisha gears up to meet additional power demand of 3517 Mw for rural electrification during the 12th Plan, it is facing a challenge to raise Rs 7500 crore needed to create matching transmission infrastructure. The additional internal power demand of 3517 Mw is projected to be created by rural …
Will set up 550 new 33/11 KV sub-stations in the state In a bid to upgrade the transmission network in the state, the Odisha government will invest Rs 1,650 crore on setting up 550 new 33/11 KV sub-stations in the state. The new sub-stations which will be over and above …
Difficult terrains, delays in nods, inhabitations in wildlife sanctuaries major impediments to power supply electricity The government is likely to miserably fall short of its rural electrification target for the current fiscal as most villages that were to be covered under the scheme are located in difficult terrains, making it …
Sikkim is the first State in the country to provide pucca houses to all its residents belonging to the economically weaker sections. The State Government has launched a social housing project, Chief Minister's Rural Housing Mission (CMRHM), under which around 6000 dwellers living in kutcha houses will get a new …
New Delhi Amid the controversy over cap on subsidised LPG cylinders, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the government recognises that some subsidy has to be given for rural poor for cooking gas and electricity as part of its endeavour to give access to energy to all. He talked …
Union Minister of State for Power K.C. Venugopal said that Alappuzha will be included in the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) part of the Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Project (RAPDRP) soon. As of now, Alappuzha is included in the Part A and B of the RAPDRP. The …
SHILLONG: Implementation of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), popularly referred to as the rural electrification scheme, has been progressing at a snail’s pace affecting the rural people of Meghalaya. According to officials associated with RGGVY, the central scheme is facing hurdles in its implementation for the last three …
The state's average power requirement for the current fiscal is projected at 4,397 MW against which the availability will be 2,751 MW Odisha is set to face average power shortfall of 1,646 MW during 2012-13, according to the 18th Electric Power Survey (EPS) conducted by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). …
PATNA, 26 AUG: Basic infrastructure development is “very very poor” in north and eastern India, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said today while suggesting that time had come for revisiting strategy of both the Centre and the states for rural areas. “Right now the big challenge for us is north …
The State Government reiterated its demand for resumption of financial assistance under the restructured accelerated power development and reforms programme (R-APDRP) to the Centre. Minister of State for Energy Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak raised the issue at the State power ministers conference in Delhi on Tuesday. Making a strong plea for …
Rajouri: District Development Commissioner, Rajouri, Saugat Biswas, who is also the chairman of the district-level committee for monitoring of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), reviewed the implementation of the scheme in the district. The officials informed the meeting that till date 57 villages had been electrified under the …
