SRINAGAR: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh on Wednesday said that Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) was sanctioned by the Centre for Jammu and Kashmir in 2009 for Rs 1817.26 crore.
Replying to a question by Pawan Kumar Gupta in the Legislative Assembly, the Deputy Chief Minister said that the aim of implementation of R-APDRP in the state is to reduce the AT&C losses to 15 per cent after completion of the project.
Dr Singh said that Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) has been sanctioned for Rs 616.11 crore for 21 districts of the State by the Centre. He said that Rs 14.96 crore has been sanctioned for Udampur constituency under the scheme.
The Deputy CM said that Rs 1.04 crore have been utilized for electrification of un-electrified hamlets/households and creation of new sub-station in Udhampur constituency since 2010.
Responding to the supplementaris of Ranbir Singh Pathania, Muhammad Ashraf Mir, Raja Manzoor and Dina Nath Bhagat, the Deputy Chief Minster said that Government would ensure up-gradation of power scenario equally in all areas of the State under centrally sponsored schemes. He said efforts are on to replace worn-out poles and old wiring besides up-gradation of Receiving Stations across the State. He said that all the left-out un-electrified areas are being covered under DDUGJY and R-APDRP schemes.