Activities » Rural Electrification under RGGVY

With a view to provide access to electricity to all rural households, Government of India has launched a new scheme under “RAJIV GANDHI GRAMEEN VIDYUTIKARAN YOJANA”.  The task of implementing the scheme and to augment resource capacities for implementation, Union Ministry of Power has involved CPSUs like NTPC, NHPC, PGCIL & DVC for making available  their expertise and capabilities to the states willing to use the same.

DVC has been assigned the project of rural electrification in Purba Medinipore district of West Bengal and eight districts in Jharkhand, namely, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Koderma, Giridih, Hazaribagh, Gumla, Simdega and Chatra as deposit work on behalf of respective SEBs.  Quadripartite agreement have been signed by REC, DVC, respective State Governments and SEBs.  All funds in the form of subsidy and loan assistance provided by the Government for the programme would be channelised through REC.  Beside this, REC will act as nodal agency for complete supervision of the programme from concept to completion.  The role of DVC is in project formulation, planning, design and engineering, procurement of goods and implementation/commissioning of the project.

 PROJECT AT A GLANCE IN WEST BENGAL

DVC has been executing Rural Electrification Project under AREP (Accelerated Rural Electrification Programme) Scheme in the District of East Midnapur of West Bengal covering 807 nos. un-electrified mouzas as per the project sanctioned by REC.  The work is expected to be completed by March, 2008.

The scheme has subsequently been merged with the newly formulated RGGVY Scheme and as such, DVC has to undertake intensification work in the said districts for providing 100% access to electricity to all mouzas having population of 100 nos. or more as per MOP/REC guidelines.  Accordingly, DPR for such intensification comprising of a total of 2854 partly electrified mouzas have been submitted to REC for which sanction is awaited.

PROJECT AT A GLANCE IN JHARKHAND

Similar assignment has been entrusted to DVC for rural electrification project in the State of Jharkhand by the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) on behalf of Government of Jharkhand with the concurrence of REC.  Quadripartite agreement with REC, DVC, Government of Jharkhand and JSEB has already been signed.  The project in Jharkhand will cover 8547 villages in 8 districts namely, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Koderma, Giridih, Hazaribagh, Gumla, Simdega and Chatra spread over 76 no. blocks under RGGVY Scheme.

Rural Electrification works in Dhanbad, Koderma, Bokaro, Gumla and Simdega districts are in progress as per the projects sanctioned by REC whereas the contracts for the rest three districts namely, Chatra, Hazaribagh and Giridih are ready for award and awaiting sanction from REC.

Expected Completion of the projects :

Dhanbad, Koderma and Bokaro  :   March, 2009

Gumla and Simdega                    :   June, 2009.

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