These cover electrification of 234 UE villages, intensive electrification of 3,247 Partially Electrified (PE) villages and release of free electricity connections to 79,991 BPL households.
Cumulatively, as on 15.11.2013, the electrification works in 192 UE villages and 3,018 PE villages have been completed and free electricity connections to 64,255 BPL households have been released.
It is the duty of a distribution licensee to develop and maintain an efficient, coordinated and economical distribution system in his area of supply to provide reliable power supply in its area of operation.
Supply of power to villages in Jammu & Kashmir is given by Power Development Department of Government of Jammu & Kashmir.
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has been designated as Nodal Agency for Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) which was launched by Government of India in April 2005.
The schemes sanctioned so far cover 1,12,225 un/de-electrified villages (UEV) and release of free electricity connections to 2,76,11,469 Below Poverty Line(BPL) households in the country.
Cumulatively, the electrification works in 1,07,752 UE villages have been completed and free electricity connections to 2,13,57,370 BPL households have been released under the scheme, as on 15.11.2013.
This information was given by Sh Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power in the Rajya Sabha.
