Dimapur, July 30 : There are 82 villages in Nagaland that are still waiting for electricity to come. According to the June 2016 report of the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY), there are no ‘inhabited villages’ in the state but more than 80 ‘habited’ villages are without electricity.
So far, 145 villages have been electrified across the country during last week ending June 26, 2016, under the DDUGJY, a rural electrification scheme of the central government.
The DDUGJY aims to provide continuous power supply to rural India. The initiative is named in honor of Indian political philosopher Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. The government plans to invest `756 billion (US$11 billion) for rural electrification under this scheme. The scheme will replace the existing Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY).
As of 26 June, 8,529 villages have been electrified. Out of remaining 9,923 villages, 459 villages are “uninhabitated.”
6,374 villages are still yet to receive electricity. 2,754 villages to be electrified through off- grid where grid solutions are out of reach due to geographical barriers and 336 villages are to be electrified by state governments.
