As per the annual energy report 2022-23 of the Madhya Pradesh government, total how many projects were sanctioned and completed under the ‘Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana’?

The Correct answer is 50.

Key Points

• The Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) is a Government of India initiative aimed at providing continuous power supply to rural India.
• The scheme focuses on strengthening sub-transmission and distribution infrastructure in rural areas, including metering at distribution transformers, feeders, and consumers end.
• The Madhya Pradesh government's annual energy report for 2022-23 highlighted that 50 projects were sanctioned and completed under this scheme.
• This effort is part of a larger goal to ensure universal electrification and boost rural development by providing reliable and affordable power.
• DDUGJY also includes components for separation of agriculture and non-agriculture feeders to ensure sufficient power supply to farmers and regular power supply to other consumers.

 Additional Information

• Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) was launched by the Government of India in July 2015.
• This scheme is named after Deendayal Upadhyaya, a prominent leader and thinker of the Bhartiya Jana Sangh.
• The scheme is a major step in fulfilling the government’s commitment to provide 24x7 power supply to all.
• It focuses on rural electrification and includes provisions for feeder segregation to ensure sufficient power supply to farmers and rural households.
• The scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Power and executed by state governments and power distribution companies.