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  “JYOTIGRAM YOJANA”     

A Boon & Boost to the Rural Economy

  • State Government sponsored scheme
  • Initially, the scheme started with peoples’ participation. Afterwards, Government has decided to give 100 % grant
  • An innovative scheme to make available 24 hours three phase quality power supply to Rural areas
  • Feeders having Specially Design Transformers to supply power to farmers residing in scattered farm houses
  • All the existing electrified Villages (18000) and Petaparas (9700) are covered under JGY within 30 months
  • Average expenditure per Village is Rs.6.72 Lacs
  • Total expenditure of the scheme is Rs. 1290 Crores, Out of which, Rs. 1115 Crores is grant from GOG
  • Reduction in Distribution Losses by 3.74% and T/C failure by 1.17% during the year 2005-2006 compared to year 2004-05.
  • Quantum of work executed
    • JGY Feeders --1847
    • HT line --56307 KMs
    • LT line --22146 KMs
    • Nos of new Transformer Center --18724
    • Nos of Special Design Transformer installed --3062
    • Nos of Poles erected -- 17 Lacs

Thus the scheme offers numerous advantages:

  • Reduction in Distribution Loss and Distribution Transformer Failure Rate.
  • Promotion of industrial and commercial activities in villages leading to local employment generation;
  • Buoyant revenue through prevention of power theft.
  • Improved standards of living in rural areas on account of access to a wide variety of goods and instruments;
  • Enhanced exposure of rural population to different parts of the world through electronic media, leading to updating of knowledge avenues;
  • Impact on quality of education;
  • Improved of health services and sanitation facilities;
  • Reduction in migration from rural areas to urban areas.
  • Regulated but improved quality power supply to agriculture enabled efficient and optimum use of water, which in turn contributes to conservation of ground water resources.
  • Speedy restoration of power supply due to parallel network in case of disruption.
  • Potential for replication in other States.

 

 

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