(a) whether the Union Government proposes to electrify remote villages in the country through renewable
energy sources; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Union Government proposes to electrify remote villages in the country through renewable
energy sources; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY(DR. FAROOQ ABDULLAH)
(a)&(b): The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is implementing a Remote Village Electrification Programme
for providing financial support for electrification of those remote unelectrified census villages and
unelectrified hamlets of electrified census villages where grid extension is either not feasible or not cost
effective and which are not taken up under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojna for electrification
through conventional energy. Such villages are provided basic facilities for lighting / electricity through
various renewable energy sources.
Central Financial Assistance of upto 90% of the project costs, subject to pre specified maximum amount for
each technology,is provided for approved projects for coverage under the programme.