GOI has launched ldquo Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana rdquo DDUGJY for rural electrification ...........

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GOI has launched “Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana” (DDUGJY) for rural electrification.

Which of the following statements are true in context of the scheme?

1. Rural Electrification Corporation is the Nodal Agency for implementation of DDUGJY.

2. It has components to separate Agriculture &Non-agriculture feeders

3. Minimum contribution by Discom/s is 10% (5% for Special Category States)

4. It is 100% centrally sponsored scheme

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1, 2 and 3

2, 3 and 4

1, 2 and 4

All of the above are correct

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Explanation:

4th statement is incorrect.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana is a Government of India scheme designed to provide continuous power supply to rural India.

The DDUGJY scheme will enable to initiate much awaited reforms in the rural areas. It 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 earlier scheme for rural electrification viz. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) has been subsumed in the new scheme as its rural electrification component.