Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
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| Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Key people | Piyush Goyal |
| Current status | Active |
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (Hindi: दीन दयाल उपाध्याय ग्राम ज्योति योजना, abbr. DDUGJY) is an Government of India scheme aimed to provide continuous power supply to rural India.[1]
It is one of the key initiative of Modi Government and it aims to supply 24x7 uninterrupted power supply to all homes.[2]
The government plans to invest ₹75600 crore (US$11 billion) for rural electrification under this scheme. The scheme will replace the existing Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY).[3]
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