Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 24: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today said that a proposal regarding extension of Amnesty Scheme 2015 for domestic consumers up to March 31, 2018 has been moved by the department with a plan to grant the amnesty to agriculture category also.
Replying to a question of Ch. Sukhnandan, the Minister said that Government of India has launched the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) Scheme for meeting the targets set under RGGVY for 12th and 13th plans.
Deputy Chief Minister further told the House that amongst the 21 districts to be covered under DDUGJY, eight districts of Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama, Leh, Kargil, Udhampur, Ramban and Reasi have been entrusted to PGCIL for execution and e-NIT has been floated. He said works for these eight districts will be allotted once agreement is signed between PGCIL and JKPDD.
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Dr. Nirmal Singh further said that the tendering process for six districts of Budgam, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Anantnag, Bandipora and Kupwara being implemented through Project Wing Kashmir was cancelled subsequent to which the works are under litigation and the department is unable to re-tender these works.
He said that tenders for Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Kishtwar and Rajouri were also cancelled as per instructions conveyed by Administrative Department while in respect of Doda and Poonch tenders too were cancelled as per the minutes of meeting of Contract Committee-I circulated vide Chief Engineer, Project Wing. Fresh e-NIT for Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Kishtwar, Rajouri and Poonch stands uploaded whereas e-NIT for Doda and Kishtwar is under preparation with M/s WAPCOS PMA for DDUGJY.
The Deputy Chief Minister said that as per census 2011 the total number of un-electrified villages in Jammu and Kashmir are 102 out of which 26 fall in Kashmir region, 59 in Jammu and 18 in Ladakh regions which have been covered for electrification under DDUGJY/ RGGVY-II scheme.
“To meet the Government of India’s timeline for village electrification the department has decided to take-up the electrification of 54 un-electrified villages through off-grid connectivity as per the decision of State Level Standing Committee. The matter has been taken up with Union Ministry of Power to electrify these villages through solar off-grid mode and the on-grid electrification works of these villages will be carried on simultaneously”, he informed.
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