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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox government agency<br />
| name = Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY)<br />
| logo = Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) logo.jpg<br />
| formed = 2005<br />
| motto = Switch On India<br />
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'''Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana''' (RGGVY) or Rural Electricity Infrastructure and Household Electrification Scheme was launched in 2005 with the aim to provide electricity to all rural areas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana{{!}} National Portal of India|url=https://www.india.gov.in/rajiv-gandhi-grameen-vidyutikaran-yojana|access-date=2022-01-18|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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In 2013, an amount of Rs. 198.98 crore was sanctioned to the [[Gorkhaland Territorial Administration]] (GTA) under this scheme which was later renamed as [[Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana|Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana]] and recently as "[[Saubhagya scheme|saubhagya]]"<ref>{{Cite web|title='Fully' electrified Darjeeling|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/fully-electrified-darjeeling/cid/1794989|access-date=2022-01-18|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> This scheme aimed at electrifying all villages and habitations, Providing access to electricity to all rural households andProviding electricity connection to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families free of charge.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana|url=https://data.gov.in/keywords/rajiv-gandhi-grameen-vidyutikaran-yojana|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India|language=en}}</ref> To augment resource capacities for implementation of this scheme, Ministry of Power, [[Government of India|Govt. of India]] involved CPSUs like [[NTPC Limited|NTPC]], [[NHPC Limited|NHPC]], [[Power Grid Corporation of India|PGCIL]] and DVC for making available their project management expertise and capabilities to the states willing to use their services.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Damodar Valley Corporation {{!}} RAJIV GANDHI GRAMEEN VIDYUTIKARAN YOJANA|url=https://www.dvc.gov.in/dvcwebsite_new1/478-2/rajiv-gandhi-grameen-vidyutikaran-yojana/|access-date=2022-01-18|language=en-US}}</ref> Anyishi Youth Association (ANYA) claimed that there were scams involved the CM under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) scheme.<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Yuvraj Mehta |date=December 13, 2021 |title=Arunachal youth body alleges multi-crore graft by CM Pema Khandu, family|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/anya-pema-khandu-corruption-arunachal-pradesh-forest-department-funds-1887059-2021-12-13|access-date=2022-01-18|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref> <br />
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As in April 2015, only 910 villages were yet to be electrified, accounting for 5% of India's un-electrified villages excluding some uninhabited villages but around 35 million households i.e., approximately 11% of the total rural households were yet to be electrified.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tyagi|first=Saswata Chaudhury, Bhawna|date=2018-04-19|title=The welfare effects of rural electrification|url=https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/ZQZyfQhcZMBfmxCDLZ3bWI/The-welfare-effects-of-rural-electrification.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> The last of these remote villages were connected to the grid in the early 2020s. <ref>{{Cite web |date=17 December 2025 |title=Two Hungry Elephants|url=https://goldandrevolution.com/two-hungry-elephants/ |access-date=11 January 2025 |website=Gold and Revolution |language=en |last = Fresne|first = Patrick}}</ref><br />
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