Co-management of electricity and groundwater: an assessment of Gujarat's Jyotirgram Scheme

In September 2003, the government of Gujarat introduced the Jyotirgram Yojana to improve rural power supply. Two major changes have since taken place: (a) villages get 24 hour three-phase power supply for domestic use, in schools, hospitals, village industries, all subject to metered tariff; and (b)...

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Autores principales: Shah, Tushaar, Verma, Shilp
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40779
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description In September 2003, the government of Gujarat introduced the Jyotirgram Yojana to improve rural power supply. Two major changes have since taken place: (a) villages get 24 hour three-phase power supply for domestic use, in schools, hospitals, village industries, all subject to metered tariff; and (b) tubewell owners get eight hours/day of power but of full voltage and on a pre-announced schedule. It has, however, offered a mixed bag to medium and large farmers and hit marginal farmers and the landless. This article offers an assessment of the impact of Jyotirgram, and argues that with some refinements it presents a model that other states can follow with profit.
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spelling CGSpace407792023-07-03T04:58:10Z Co-management of electricity and groundwater: an assessment of Gujarat's Jyotirgram Scheme Shah, Tushaar Verma, Shilp groundwater management electricity supplies electrification tube wells groundwater irrigation farmers attitudes villages In September 2003, the government of Gujarat introduced the Jyotirgram Yojana to improve rural power supply. Two major changes have since taken place: (a) villages get 24 hour three-phase power supply for domestic use, in schools, hospitals, village industries, all subject to metered tariff; and (b) tubewell owners get eight hours/day of power but of full voltage and on a pre-announced schedule. It has, however, offered a mixed bag to medium and large farmers and hit marginal farmers and the landless. This article offers an assessment of the impact of Jyotirgram, and argues that with some refinements it presents a model that other states can follow with profit. 2008 2014-06-13T14:48:24Z 2014-06-13T14:48:24Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40779 en Limited Access Shah, Tushaar; Verma, Shilp. 2008. Co-management of electricity and groundwater: an assessment of Gujarat?s Jyotirgram Scheme. Economic and Political Weekly, 43(7): 59-66.
spellingShingle groundwater management
electricity supplies
electrification
tube wells
groundwater irrigation
farmers attitudes
villages
Shah, Tushaar
Verma, Shilp
Co-management of electricity and groundwater: an assessment of Gujarat's Jyotirgram Scheme
title Co-management of electricity and groundwater: an assessment of Gujarat's Jyotirgram Scheme
title_full Co-management of electricity and groundwater: an assessment of Gujarat's Jyotirgram Scheme
title_fullStr Co-management of electricity and groundwater: an assessment of Gujarat's Jyotirgram Scheme
title_full_unstemmed Co-management of electricity and groundwater: an assessment of Gujarat's Jyotirgram Scheme
title_short Co-management of electricity and groundwater: an assessment of Gujarat's Jyotirgram Scheme
title_sort co management of electricity and groundwater an assessment of gujarat s jyotirgram scheme
topic groundwater management
electricity supplies
electrification
tube wells
groundwater irrigation
farmers attitudes
villages
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40779
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