Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)

DDUGJY is a Government of India scheme (launched in 2015 by Ministry of Power) designed to provide continuous power supply to rural India. The government plans to invest Rs 756 billion (US$11 billion) for rural electrification under this scheme. The scheme replaced the existing Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY).

• The scheme focuses on feeder separation (rural households & agricultural) and strengthening of sub-transmission & distribution infrastructure including metering at all levels in rural areas. This will help in providing round the clock power to rural households and adequate power to agricultural consumers.
• The Ministry of Power has launched a new app, GARV-II app to provide real-time data of all six lakh villages of the country.
• The deadline for the Centre’s rural electrification programme was May 2018. However, it was achieved before the deadline on April 28, with the electrification of Leisang village in Manipur.