The Ministry of Power (MoP), Government of India (GoI) launched (December 2014) Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) subsuming the targets laid down under the erstwhile Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) as a separate rural electrification sub-component by carrying forward the approved outlay for the RGGVY to the DDUGJY with additional objectives, viz. separation of agriculture and non-agriculture feeders; and strengthening and augmentation of sub-transmission and distribution infrastructure in rural areas, including metering at distribution transformers, and at feeder and consumers’ end.