{"id":38340,"date":"2025-03-03T19:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=38340"},"modified":"2025-03-03T19:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:45:11","slug":"remote-tribal-village-first-power-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/03-03-2025\/remote-tribal-village-first-power-connection","title":{"rendered":"Remote Tribal Village Gets Power Connection for the First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Infrastructure, GS2\/ Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recently, a tribal village in <strong>Male Mahadeshwara Hills, Karnataka<\/strong>, received electricity for the first time, marking a milestone in ensuring <strong>inclusivity and socio-economic progress<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Schemes Involved<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) for rural electrification.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Launched:<\/strong> 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> Rural electrification, feeder separation, and infrastructure strengthening.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Electrification of un-electrified villages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dedicated feeders for agriculture &amp; households.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthening power distribution &amp; reducing losses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subsidy: 60% (85% for special category states).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Impact of Electrification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Better Education: <\/strong>With electricity, students can access digital learning tools and extend their study hours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Improved Healthcare:<\/strong> Health centers can now function efficiently with refrigeration for medicines and proper lighting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Economic Growth:<\/strong> Access to electricity fosters local businesses, irrigation, and livelihood opportunities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Women Empowerment<\/strong>: Reduced dependency on kerosene lamps enhances safety and supports women-led enterprises.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challenges &amp; Way Forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Infrastructure Gaps:<\/strong> Many remote areas still lack proper transmission infrastructure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Affordability Issues:<\/strong> Subsidized power and affordable tariffs are crucial for rural sustainability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Renewable Energy Integration:<\/strong> Expanding solar microgrids can ensure sustainable electrification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: TH<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, a tribal village in Male Mahadeshwara Hills, Karnataka, received electricity for the first time, marking a milestone in ensuring inclusivity and socio-economic progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38340"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38341,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38340\/revisions\/38341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}