31st July, 2003
Ministry of Power  


RURAL ELECTRIFICATION


LOK SABHA

Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has sanctioned the following rural electrification schemes in the district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir during the last three years (2000-01 to 2002-03). No schemes of Poonch district have been received by REC for sanction during the period.

Sl.No.

Name of Scheme

1.

Rajouri and Manjakote Blocks of Rajouri distt.

2.

132/33 KV Sub-station at Siot, Rajouri Distt.

3.

E&M and RE, Rajouri/Rajouri Distt.

During the said period loan amount of Rs.2264 lakhs was sanctioned for the above schemes.

The loan amount released during the said period for Rajouri and Poonch districts was Rs.530 lakh which included release for the schemes sanctioned prior to the said period. Releases of REC loan is primarily based on utilisation and the responsibility for accounting of physical and financial progress under each scheme lies with the concerned State Electricity Board/Power Utility.

This information was given by Smt. Jayawanti Mehta, Minister of State for Power in a written reply to a question by Shri Talib Hussain Chowdhary in Lok Sabha today.