Wildlife sanctuaries in Assam

ENERGY SECTOR

DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAYA GRAM JYOTI YOJANA: (DDUGJY), as on 02.11.17

• Scheme launched on 25^th July 2015
• Launched with an initial allocation of Rs. 500 crores to ensure power supply to the rural poor.
• The initial target of 2,800 villages; 7,108 village electrified in one year
• Target of electrifying 18452 villages till May 2018.
• 14,786 out of 18,452 un-electrified villages electrified as on 02.11.17

GARV: Grameen Vidyutikaran Android app – launched for real-time and transparent tracking of the progress in rural electrification

UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All), as on 02.11.17

·         27.25 crore LED Bulbs distributed.

·         35,400 Million units of electricity saved per year

·         To help government to save Rs 14,160 crores per year

·         Reduction in Carbon Dioxide Emission up to 28.67 MT/year

·         Procurement price of LED bulbs dropped significantly due to aggregation of demand from Rs. 310 (Jan. 2014) to Rs. 38.58 (July. 2017).

UDAY - Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana launched on 20th November, 2015

·         To obtain operational and financial turnaround of State owned Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs). 27 State/UTs have joined UDAY.

• The most comprehensive power sector reform ever, to turnaround DISCOMs though efficiency improvements.

·         UDAY web portal has been created as a transparent monitoring mechanism

Operational Indicators (As on 02.11.17):

·         Feeder metering: 100% achieved in Urban areas and Rural areas

·         Rural Feeder audit: 100% conducted

·         Feeder Segregation: 59% achieved

·         Bonds issued: Rs. 2,32,163 (86.29%; data from 16 States)

·         Tariff Revision done for 25 out of 27 States/UTs

·         Distribution of LEDs Under UJALA: 100%

Information givrn below is for the year 2016-17 (as these parameters are analysed on annual basis)

AT&C Losses: 20%

ACS-ARR Gap (Rs. /Unit): Rs. 0.44/Unit

SAUBHAGYA

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har GharYojana – ‘Saubhagya’ to ensure electrification of all willing households in the country in rural as well as urban areas here today.

·         Total outlay of the project - Rs. 16, 320 crores, with Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) of Rs. 12,320 crores.

·         Outlay for the rural households - Rs. 14,025 crores, with GBS of Rs. 10,587.50 crores.

·         Outlay for the urban households - Rs. 2,295 crores, with GBS of Rs. 1,732.50 crores. The Government of India will provide largely funds for the Scheme to all States/UTs.

The States and Union Territories are required to complete the works of household electrification by the 31^st of December 2018. For easy & accelerated implementation of the Scheme, modern technology shall be used for household survey by using Mobile App.Detailed information available on

http://powermin.nic.in/sites/default/files/webform/notices/OM_SAUBHAGYA_SIGNED_COPY.pdf

COAL

·         Transparent e-auction of 31 coal blocks and allocation of 51 blocks under the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015

·         Potential revenue to Coal bearing States around Rs 3.94 lakh crores over the life of the mine/lease period

• Surplus coal production of 554 million tonnes during 2016-17, as compared to 462 million tonnes in 2013-14.
• Increase in production of 92 million tonnes took just 3 years (2014-17), as compared to 7 years before 2013-14 for same increase.

PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

GIVE IT UP CAMPAIGN

·         Launched on 27^th March 2015

·         About 1.04 crore consumers have given up subsidy (As on 1st May 2017).

URJA GANGA

·         Will cater to energy requirements of five states, covering 40 districts and 2,600 villages

·         Will revive three large fertilizer plants, enable industrialization of over 20 cities and development of city gas network in 7 cities, thereby generating large numbers of job