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#REDIRECT [[Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana]]
'''Jyotigram Yojana''' is an initiative of the [[Government of Gujarat]] to ensure availability of 24-hour three phase quality power supply to rural areas of the state and to supply power to farmers residing in scattered farm houses through feeders having specially designed transformers.<ref>http://guj-epd.gov.in/epd_jyotiyojna.htm Energy & Petrochemicals Department</ref><ref>http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/jyoti-gram-yojna-to-help-rural-development-103122301073_1.html Business Standard</ref> The scheme was dedicated to the nation by [[President of India|President]] [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] in 2006.<ref>http://news.oneindia.in/2006/11/11/kalam-dedicates-gujarats-jyotigram-yojana-to-nation-1163345577.html Kalam dedicates Gujarat's 'Jyotigram Yojana' to nation</ref> [[Stockholm International Water Institute]] (SIWI) has commended the scheme saying Jyotigram scheme has radically improved the quality of village life, spurred non-farm economic enterprises, and halved the power subsidy in agriculture.<ref>http://www.indianexpress.com/news/global-water-institute-hails-jyotigram-scheme/994227/ Stockholm International Water Institute</ref>
[[Government of India]] is set to accept Gujarat's Jyotigram project as a flagship scheme for the 12th five year plan .<ref>http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-04/ahmedabad/30242060_1_feeders-power-supply-hvds Times of India</ref>

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[[Category:Electric power in India]]
[[Category:Energy in Gujarat]]

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