D. D Upadhayaya Gram Jyoti Yojanaयोजना: दीन दयाल उपाध्याय ग्राम ज्योति योजना

Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Gram Jyoti Yojana: ( Watch Video as well )

Pl. note various questions are asked in the exam from this scheme. 

What is this about?
Launched in 2015 the main aim of the scheme is to bring reforms and uninterrupted power supply in rural areas of the country. The earlier rural electrification scheme Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana(RGGVY) has been merged with this DDUGJY.

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) on 25th July 2015 in Patna. The DDUGJY is one of the flagship programmes of the Ministry of Power and will facilitate the 24x7 supply of power.

Main Aim:
To provide electricity to all 6 lakh villages in the country.

How does it work:
DDUGJY focuses on feeder separation (rural households & agricultural) and strengthening of sub-transmission & distribution infrastructure including metering at all levels in rural areas.

This will help in providing round the clock power to rural households and adequate power to agricultural consumers.

Money allotted?
The Scheme has an outlay of Rs 43033 crore for implementation of the projects.

Benefits from the scheme
* All villages and households shall be electrified

* Increase in agriculture yield

* Business of Small and household enterprises shall grow resulting into new avenues for employment

* Improvement in Health, Education, Banking (ATM) services

* Improvement in accessibility to radio, telephone, television, internet and mobile etc.

* Betterment in social security due to availability of electricity

* Accessibility of electricity to schools, panchayats, hospitals and police stations etc

* Rural areas shall get increased opportunities for comprehensive development

Related Mobile App - Garv

GARV mobile app has also been launched to provide real-time data about the six lakh villages of the country.The app is also designed to ensure the transparency in the implementation of the electrification process in the rural areas.The app also provides the district wise progress of the scheme which enables the citizens to fetch the data through this app comfortably.

Also Important
The below poverty line households will get a free electricity connection with LED lamps at rupee 3000 per connection.

The SC/ST population within the BPL will also be provided with free connections along with separate maintenance of records.