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Village electrification may miss targets

Em News Bureau ,  Monday, May 21, 2012, 18:12 Hrs  [IST]

The nationwide rural electrification programme Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutiaran Yojana may miss its target for 2011-12, given the slow pace of work. The overall progress of RGGVY in the first three quarters is electrification of 4,355 villages against the target of 9,300 villages and 19.61 lakh BPL households have been given electric connections against the target of 33 lakh.

As far as non-electrified villages is concerned, only 30 per cent villages have been electrified by January-end of the annual target of 14,500. About 90 per cent of the non-electrified villages are in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya and Orissa. With respect to energizing of villages, 12,385 villages are yet to be energized out of which 9,708 villages are in the projects under implementation by Central utilities.

In view of the slow pace of works, Planning Commission Member (Energy) B K Chaturvedi has asked the power ministry to pursue the RGGVY targets vigorously. He has asked the power ministry for a state-wise firm commitment for electrification. He stated that at least 922, 500, 600 and 600 villages must be electrified in the states of Assam, Bihar, Orissa and Jharkhand respectively by the end of March. The Member Energy has also desired to focus on these villages and bring down the number of existing 10,968 non-electrified villages to 8,000 in these states. For energizing villages, he mentioned that the gap of 12,385 villages should be brought down to 8,000 by end of March 2012.
 
                 
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