Dr Farooq Abdullah minister of New and Renewable Energy informed the Lok Sabha that the Remote Village Electrification program, which was approved up to 31st March 2012, proposals were received from the State identified implementing agencies including Madhya Pradesh for financial support for creation of facilities for lighting/basic electricity through renewable energy sources in those remote unelectrified census villages and unelectrified hamlets of electrified census villages where grid extension was not found feasible by the State Governments and hence were not covered under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojna.
Mr Abdullah said that such proposals were sanctioned once they were complete in all respects and were in conformity with the provisions of the RVE program. Support had been provided for coverage of 623 remote villages in Madhya Pradesh under the program.
He said that under the Program, Central Financial Assistance of up to 90% of the costs of systems, subject to pre specified maximum amount for each technology, was provided for approved projects to the states. State wise details of funds released to various states under the program during the last 3 years and current year are given in Table-I. The program was approved up to 31st March 2012.
