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Social welfareGovernment of India (Central Scheme)

Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY)

राजीव गांधी ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण योजना (RGGVY)

Subsumed

Earlier central rural electrification scheme.

Benefit type
Rural electrification
For
Anyone (no occupation restriction)
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any

Who can apply

For
Anyone (no occupation restriction)
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Gender
Any
Social category
All categories
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Any
Eligibility
Un-electrified rural areas/households (historical scheme).

Details

Benefit type
Rural electrification
Benefit detail
Funded rural electrification infrastructure (subsumed into DDUGJY).
Target beneficiary
Un-electrified rural households.
Launch date

Status evidence

Subsumed

Subsumed — RGGVY was subsumed into the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) as its rural-electrification component (2014-15); household electrification later continued under Saubhagya (Oct 2017). Verified 2026-06-19.

Last budget year
Last notification
Last verified
19-06-2026 · 8 days ago

Data & impact

Public figures where available; where Bihar publishes nothing, the data request itself is shown. Every number is sourced — none are estimated.

Data provenance

Budget & disbursement
From budget.bihar.gov.in (public — to extract)
Public — not yet added
Beneficiaries
From department reports / portal
Public — not yet added
District-wise distribution
District-wise — needs an RTI
RTI needed
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
RTI needed
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
RTI needed

Sources