Brief Summary and Salient Features of DDUGJY

> Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) is designed to provide continuous power supply to the entire rural India.

>The scheme was launched under leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in November     2014.

>Target to electrify 18,452 unelectrified villages within 1000 days, by May 1, 2018.

>The DDUGJY can benefit rural households significantly as electricity is extremely vital for growth and development of the country.

>The scheme will replace the existing RGGVY but features of RGGVY have been subsumed in the new scheme of DDUGJY and the unspent amount of RGGVY will be carried forward to DDUGJY.

>The scheme is one of the flagship programmes of the Power Ministry (MoP) and will facilitate 24x7 supply of electricity.

>Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) will be the nodal agency for implementation of the scheme.

>Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) is the implementing agency of the scheme in Assam.