Question : Second Phase of Rural Electrification Programme

(a) whether the Government has designed a power supply monitoring system called Grameen Vidyutikaran-II (GARV-II) and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has launched the second phase of its rural electrification scheme for energisation of households and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the manner in which GARV-II monitoring system is likely to help the Government to achieve its objective of energisation of households; and

(d) the steps proposed to be taken by the Government under the second phase of the rural electrification scheme for intensive electrification, complete household electrification, metering and energizing?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER,
COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : GARV App has been upgraded for monitoring the villages and households electrification in the country.

(b) : Government of India launched Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) with total investment of Rs.43,033 crore in the country in December, 2014 with the objectives of, inter-alia, (i) Village Electrification; (ii) Providing access to households; (iii) Feeder Separation; (iv) Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution network and (v) Metering.

(c) : GARV includes monitoring of electrification of habitations as well as households. It also provides an interactive platform for feedback and would help in expediting electrification works.

(d) : Under DDUGJY, projects of an amount of Rs.42553.17 crore have been sanctioned for rural electrification works which include village electrification, access to households, feeder separation, metering and system strengthening.

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