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Cabinet clears Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana

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IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 20 2014 | 10:40 PM IST

The Union Cabinet Thursday cleared a special programme to effect separate power supply to agricultural and non-agricultural consumers.

The estimated cost of the programme called Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) is Rs.43,033 crore, said a statement.

The scheme would help improve the hours of power supply in rural areas, reduction in peak load, improvement in billed energy based on metered consumption, and providing access to electricity to rural households, the statement added.

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First Published: Nov 20 2014 | 10:34 PM IST

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