annual report 1994-95 ministry of power

Corporation has disbursed Rs. 259 crores
(Provisional) as loans taking the cumulative
disbursement of Rs. 7430 crore upto
November, 1994.
(v) During the year 1993-94, against the target
of electrification of 2756 villages and
energisation of 232030 pumpsets, 3217
villages were reported electrified and 323429
pumpsets energised. The target of pumpsets
was exceeded by 39%. During the year 1994-
95 (upto No. ‘1994) 1143 villages have been
electrified and 171788 pumpsets (Provisional)
energised.
10.3.1 Kutir Jyoti Programme
(i) The Kutir Jyoti Programme which provides
for release of single point light connections
to the households of the rural poor below
the poverty line, including Harijan Bastis
and Adivasis families was given a special
thrust. Under this programme during the
year 1993-94, 3.74 lakh single point light
connections were provided with a grant
of Rs.12 crore. For the current year 1994-95,
a target for release of 1.25 lakh connections
with an outlay of Rs. 5.0 crore has been
earmarked. Schemes for release of about
A Sub-Station financed by REC for providing stable
supply of electricity to rural areas.
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10,000 connections have already been sanctioned
upto the end of November, 1994.
(ii) The level of rural electrification in the country
which stood at 12.8% at the time of
establishment of the Corporation has risen to
85% (approx) at the end of March, 1994.
Similarly the number of pumpsets
energisation which stood at 11 lakh at the time
of setting up the Corporation has crossed
1 crore mark.
10.3.2 System Improvement Project
(i) Under this programme, REC had, during
1993-94, sanctioned 148 new SI Projects
involving financial outlay of Rs. 155 crore and
disbursed Rs. 102 crore. For the year 1994-
95 a provision of Rs. 145 crore has been made
in the plan outlay during the current year
1994-95. Eight new projects with a financial
outlay of Rs. 17 crore have been sanctioned
upto November, 1994. With this, total number
of Projects sanctioned under the programme
upto November, 1994 has gone upto 1057, and
financial outlay involved is of the order of
Rs. 893 crore and disbursement level has gone
upto Rs. 624 crore.