The document discusses rural electrification efforts in India. It provides background on why rural electrification is important, defines key terms, and outlines various past government schemes to expand electricity access in rural areas. Specifically, it details the Deendayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) program, which aims to connect all rural households and strengthen rural power systems through measures like feeder separation and metering. It also introduces the E-Samvad digital platform used to facilitate communication between officials regarding village electrification status.

1. From Electrification of Villages
to Households

2. - Why Rural Electrification (‘RE’) ?
- Some Basic Concepts
- Past Efforts
- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana
- Why Villages are still Un- electrified ?
An Introduction…

3. Challenges
Balance villages unelectrified-18452
Hilly -3177
Tough Terrain -
705
Forest-228
Border area-
147
LWE Affected-
4903
Desert/tribal
250
Flood affected
1077

5. Pace of Progress in Previous Years
2012-13
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2587
2013-14
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1197
2014-15
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1405
Time
10 Years

7. Mapping of each village
Change the Question
Grid, 14920
Offgrid, 2821
State Plan,
711
Identification of Plan
Grid Offgrid State Plan

8. Strategy - Micro Management

9. Deployment of 400 GVA in the field!

10. Our barefoot soldiers - GVAs
Village: Tunjge Phunglo, Dima
Hasao, Assam
Village: Pungchi, Dima
Hasao, Assam
Village: Kurung Dung,
Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Village: Na-ali Miri,

11. Our barefoot soldiers - GVAs
Village: Kimdar, Uttarkashi,
UttarakhandManipur: Rain hampering
Route to village: Chhanika,
Uttarakhand
Route to villages in Jatinga
Valley, Dima Hasao, Assam

12. GARV- Dashboard

13. GARV- Dashboard

14. Multilingual Dashboard
English
Hindi
Bengali
Assamese

15. Village Card

16. Impact Study in Electrified Villages
• Average Hours of Supply
in the villages:
• Whether Bills are issued:
• No. of Chakki opened :
• No. of Shops opened:
• TV used by villagers:
• Refrigerator being used :
• Feedback from villages:
• Name of Person
• Phone No.:

17. Impact Analysis

18. GIS Mapping

19. Gram
Panchayat
Asset Mapping

20. If you woke up tomorrow as
an animal, what animal
would you choose to be and
why?

21. Its Tweeting
‘PRAISES’…

22. HT Leadership Summit
3rd Dec
2015

23. 1. New feature to identify
Uninhabited villages included in
GARV App.
2. Villages to be declared electrified
only after intimation by State
Discoms & verification by GVAs
Three uninhabited villages of Nagaur
district declared electrified
11th Dec,
2015

36. 26th
March,
2015
1. Statically Jugglery- Out of 7000 villages
declared, 3604 villages were already electrified.
2. Village (Haldu Khata) declared electrified but
GVA is showing unelectrified.

37. 29th
March,
20159

40. Village Luta, Chhatra,
Jharkhand
• Located 45 km away from the Chhatra district
with absolutely no road for 12-13 km, amidst
dense forests on an upright hill.
• Despite the warnings by the villagers, the GVAs
went ahead for their first visit to the village
• Midway encounter with the naxalites, who
took them off and enquired about each and
everything
• Only when they became sure of the GVAs
intentions, they let them go

41. VILLAGE BUTOI
RAHIMWALI, JAISALMER
• Situated amidst the heaps of sand in a dessert area at
a distance of 12 kms from the India-Pakistan
International border
• The Sarpanch when told about the electrification of
the village, reacted saying "क्य� मज़ाक कर रहे हो साहब ,
मुझे कई वषर् हो गए यहाँ रहते , यहाँ आज तक कभी �बजल�
नह�ं पहुंची , अब कै से आएगी“
• He added to ask “इसम� �कतने पैसे लग�गे”
• The village currently enjoys 24 hour electricity supply
free of cost through Solar PV.

43. 15th August 2016

44. 15th August 2016
Nagla Fatela
Work was completed and tested but not
charged. People are using electricity
through Katia Connection

45. Digital India award, 2016
Best Mobile app launched by Government entity
19th Dec,
2015

46. Launching of GARV2
20th Dec,
2016

47. GARV-II
A Steps toward 100% household electrification

48. GARV-II
A Steps toward 100% household electrification

49. GARV-II
• For incremental
household progress:
• Name of Consumer
• Mobile number
• Aadhaar Card
number
• Consumer Number

50. We are stronger when we listen & smarter when we share!

51. National Gold Award for e- Governance
Innovative Use of ICT by Central
Government PSU
10th Jan
2017

52. Touched to Heart -Aasha Ki Kiran

53. GARV- The Game Changer
Progress as on 11.07.2017

54. “GARV Electrfied even
Farthest Villages from Delhi Details
Village Kantuli
State Mizoram
District Lawngtlai
Block Chawngte
Census code 271690
Status Electrified (25/08/2015)
11 KV Line (Km) 0.3
DT (No.)
LT (Lm) 0.64

57. The GARV can be downloaded from:
1. Google Play Store (Android) : http://bit.ly/1Mr0HtW
2. App Store (iOS devices) : http://apple.co/1Oiu2aE
3. Windows mobile : http://bit.ly/1R15Xx9
Dashboard- garv.gov.in
Website- ddugjy.in
Twitter- @grameenvidyut
Facebook- Grameen Vidyutikaran
GARV – Grameen Vidyutikaran App
Download App by dialling Toll
free number 09220036666 or
1800 200 3004

58. Dr. Dinesh Arora IAS
Executive Director
Rural Electrification Corp, New Delhi
@drdineshias

59. Why Rural Electrification (‘RE’) ?
Direct Impact of electricity
– Easy for Cooking, lighting and productive use
– Better efficiency,
– Convenience to use,
– Easy to control,
– Flexibility and cleanliness
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60. Why Rural Electrification (‘RE’) ?
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Socio Economic impact
• Increase in irrigated area, Higher intensity of
irrigation , Better Cropping
• Increased commercial activities
• Productive loads of small / village industries
• Generation of employment, Elimination of poverty,
Human Development
• Improved medical facilities, communication,
education and entertainment
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61. Why Villages are still Un-electrified…
– High cost per unit
– Difficult recovery of cost of operations
– Sub-optimal and risky investment
– Involves large capital and revenue subsidy
– Sustainability
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62. Villages : Revenue Villages as per census
Habitation: Cluster of households in a village.
Access to Electricity to households : Providing electrical
infrastructure nearby to the household so that electrical
connection can be provide on demand.
Urban Areas
o Minimum population of 5000
o At least 75% of male main working population engaged in non-
agricultural pursuits
o Density of population of at least 400 persons per sq km.
Rural Areas
o All non-urban areas are Rural areas.
o In the rural areas the smallest unit is habitation
Important Definitions
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63. Revenue Village
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64. Habitation
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65. Definition of Village Electrification
 Prior to October 1997
– Village was classified as electrified if electricity is being used within its revenue
area for any purpose whatsoever.
 In 1997, the definition was modified to provide for the use of electricity to village habitations.
– A village will be deemed to be electrified if the electricity is used in the
inhabited locality within the revenue boundary of the village, for any purpose
whatsoever.
 February 2004 – Scope Enlarged
– A village would be declared electrified if:
• Basic infrastructure such as distribution transformer and distribution lines are provided
in the inhabited locality as well as the dalit basti/hamlet where is exists. (For
electrification through non-conventional sources a distribution transformer may not be
necessary)
• Electricity is provided to public places like schools, panchayat offices, health centres,
dispensaries, community centres etc, and
• The number of households electrified should be at least 10% of the total number of
households in the village.
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66. Past Efforts in Rural
Electrification

67. Various Schemes of Rural Electrification by
GOI
Minimum Needs Program (Launched in Vth Plan)
 100% loans for last mile connectivity.
 Discontinued in 2004-05 because of lack of response from States.
Kutir Jyoti Program (Launched in 1988-89)
 Single point connection to BPL Households.
 100% grant. Merged with AREP in 2002 and now with RGGVY.
Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana (PMGY) (Launched in 2000-01)
 90% Loan, 10% grant. Discontinued in 2005 with launch of RGGVY.
Accelerated Rural Electrification Program (AREP) (Launched in 2002)
 Interest subsidy of 4%. Merged with AEP
Accelerated Electrification Program AEP: (Launched in 2004)
 AEP of one lakh villages and one crore households. 40% capital
subsidy and 60% loan.

68. Various Schemes of Rural Electrification by
GOI (Contd..)
Rajeev Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) (launched on
Mar,2005)
 Electrification of all Villages and Habitations
 Providing access to electricity to all households
 Free electricity connection to BPL families.
 (Programme was extended for XI and XII plan and subsequently
subsumed un DDUJGY)
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69. DEENDAYAL UPADHYAYA GRAM JYOTI YOJANA
(DDUGJY)
Objective:
• Connecting rural households
• Separation of agriculture and non
agriculture feeders
• System Strengthening including
metering
Total outlay : Rs. 75,893 crore
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70. E-Samvad
Registration
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Village Status
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Confirmation
Receiving by SE
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71. E-Samvad
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72. Registration
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73. Registration
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74. Registration
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75. Registration
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76. Registration
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77. Registration
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78. Registration
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