(a) whether the Government has evaluated the performance of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) across the country;
(b) if so, the details along with the outcome thereof, State-wise including Bihar;
(c) the number of villages electrified during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
(d) whether any special steps have been taken for electrifying the remaining number of villages; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY
(SHRI R.K. SINGH)
(a) & (b) : The performance of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) is regularly monitored by Ministry of Power, for the entire country including the State of Bihar at various levels from time to time.
Following steps were taken by Government for implementation of the projects and completion of projects:
i. At Central level, an inter-ministerial Monitoring Committee on DDUGJY headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India monitored the implementation of the scheme. Besides, the progress is reviewed with States / Power Utilities in Review, Planning and Monitoring (RPM) meetings of Ministry of Power on a monthly basis.
ii. Time extension was granted as requested by the States to facilitate execution and completion of the scheme.
iii. At the State level, a Committee under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary monitored the progress to resolve issues relating to implementation. Further, the progress was reviewed on a monthly basis and on a fortnightly basis.
iv. Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) Limited, the nodal agency, monitored implementation of the scheme through its State Offices at the field level. The nodal agency also appointed third party M/s Ernst & Young LLP, New Delhi through e-tendering process for post implementation evaluation of DDUGJY for providing consulting services for evaluation of DDUGJY scheme.
v. At District level, (DISHA) District Development Coordination & Monitoring Committee meetings (under the aegis of Ministry of Rural Development) headed by senior-most Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) of the district & other MPs of the district as co-chair with District Magistrate as Convener, review the progress.
No major issues were reported by the States including Bihar.
(c) to (e): As reported by the States, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages across the country stand electrified as on 28th April, 2018 under DDUGJY. Under DDUGJY, 18,374 un-electrified census villages were reported to be electrified from 2014-15 till 28.04.2018. State-wise number of villages electrified under DDUGJY are presented at Annexure.
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