Cost escalation of Rs 696 crore in rural electrification plan: CAGThe observations are part of the performance audit report on Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana tabled in Parliament today.
- Government should electrify villages with less than 100 population: Parliamentary committee
The government should come up with a blue print so that electrification of all villages/hamlets can be done.
Govt to continue RGGVY programme for rural electrificationThe government has decided to continue the RGGVY, aimed at providing electricity to all rural households.
IL&FS wins Rs 284 cr contract for rural electrification in UPInfrastructure company IL&FS Engineering today said it has received a Rs 284 crore contract for RE works at Amedkarnagar district in Uttar ...
Power Minister seeks Rs 36,000 crore for rural electrificationBihar is the worst affected state with 6,236 RGGVY transformers getting burnt, followed by Jharkhand (4,392) and Orissa (1,451).
- Power Minister Veerappa Moily visits REC
Moily directed that REC should make efforts to ensure revenue sustainability of electricity infrastructure created under RGGVY even after t...
- Rs 5,178 crore released for power sector development in 3 years: Sushilkumar Shinde
The government today said a total of Rs 5,178 cr have been released to the states in the past three years (2009-12) for the development of ...
- 80,000 MW power generation capacity under construction: Government
For the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12), a target of 78,775 MW was set which was revised to 62,000 MW during mid-term appraisal.
- Greenpeace called upon Uttra Pradesh government to demand a bigger share of decentralised renewable energy
Greenpeace has called upon the Uttra Pradesh government to demand a bigger share of DRE under the flagship RGGVY.
- Give Bharat its share of electricity
The benefits of the rural electrification programme have been lost by supplying the power for only a few hours a day and a weak system of p...
- Rural electricity to speed up inclusion
The Indian Electricity Act, 2003, initially envisaged that the appropriate governments shall endeavour to supply electricity to all areas, ...
- Local bodies to monitor rural power scheme
The govt has decided to set up district committees with local representation to monitor the progress of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikar...
- Govt to speed up rural electrification plan; ramp up power generation
Government will speed up its rural electrification programme and will try to achieve target of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana by ...
- RGGVY scheme launched in Tamil Nadu
Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana ( RGGVY), the Centre’s scheme to provide power to un-electrified villages\hamlets was launched in ...
- Electricity for all by 2012: Power Minister
Government on Sunday said 53,000 villages in the country have been electrified and promised 'electricity for all' by the year 2012.
- Govt's rural electrification scheme in dark
Delay in sanctioning money has taken its toll on the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojna as the government has fallen short of target t...
- Govt to provide electricity to all villages by 2009
Government plans to provide electricity to all villages across the country by next year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.