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5% reservation for Paharis under Govt consideration 4/11/2015 1:11:46 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 10 : A proposal regarding grant of 5% reservation under "Socially and Educationally Backward Class" to Pahari speaking people is underconsideration of the Government. The information was given by Minister for Social Welfare, Bali Bhagat while replying to a clubbed question of Javed Ahmad and Vibodh Gupta in LC here today. Minister said in light of the observation of Governor, the proposal regarding grant of socially and Educationally Backward Status for Pahari Speaking People is being examined in consultation with J&K State Commission for Backward Classes. Minister of State for Power Development, Mohammad Ashraf Mir said that in order to achieve reduction in Transmission & Distribution (T&D) losses, Re-structured Accelerated Power Development Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) is under implementation in the State. Minister while replying to a question by, Dr Shehnaz Ganai in Legislative Council today said that the T&D losses for the last 3 years in Jammu province are 39.61% for 2011-12, 36.59% for 2012-13, 33.03% for 2013-14 and 31% for 2014-15 ending February, while as total percentage of power consumption including different categories viz Domestic, Commercial, Irrigation/Agriculture etc. is 99.57 percent. Minister said that construction of new sub-stations both at 66 & 33 KV level, laying of new 33 KV, 11 KV lines, bifurcation of feeders, creation of Distribution Transformer sub-stations in load centres, augmentations of existing line conductor, replacement of car-conductor by Aerial Bunched Cables, effective metering and periodic inspections to check unauthorized use of electricity are covered under R-APDRP. The Minister further said that regularization of illegal connections, upgradation of old & dilapidated network under Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) and under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) schemes, are other steps initiated by the department to bring down T&D losses. The Minister said that there are around 69,079 BPL beneficiaries under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) in 14 districts including erstwhile Srinagar, Anantnag, Jammu, Kathua and others. For electrification of leftover un-electrified/de-electrified villages/patties/hamlets/BPL households, a Centrally Sponsored Schemes namely Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) has been launched and the Need Assessment Document (NAD) of DDUGJY is under formulation, the Minister added.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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