To recognize the efforts of those gram panchayats who have donecommendable work in their respective villages at district and State Level for promotion/ installation of new and renewable energy sources, the department has initiated the scheme to facilitate such panchayats with the following awards:

STATE LEVEL AWARDS

1st Prize          :           Rs.5.00 lacs and a shield

2nd Prize         :          Rs.4.00 lacs and a shield

3rd Prize          :          Rs.3.00 lacs and a shield

DISTRICT LEVEL AWARDS

1st Prize          :           Rs.50,000/- and a certificate 

2nd Prize         :          Rs.25,000/- and a certificate

ELIGIBILITY CONDITONS:-

1.      A panchayat who have covered maximum no. of un electrified households by Solar Lanterns, SPV Home Lighting Systems and SPV Street Lighting Systems for meeting their lighting energy needs.

2.      A panchayat which has covered a maximum no. of families under family size biogas out of the total number of families which have potential for installation of biogas plants in their house.

3.      A panchayats in which maximum no. of families which have replaced the ordinary bulbs by the energy efficient compact flourdscent lamps.

4.      A panchayats in which maximum no. of families have adopted solar cookers for meeting their cooking energy needs.

5.      Panchayats having maximum functionality of the renewable energy/energy conservation devices installed in their villages.

•                      Solar Cooker                                     80%
•                      Solar Lanterns                                   90%
•                      C.F.L.                                                 95%
•                     T-5 tube lights                                    95%
•                      SPV Home Lighting System               90%
•                      SPV Street Lighting Systems             90%
•                      Biogas Plant                                       75%
•                      Solar education kit                              90%
•                      Solar Water heater                             90%
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               The nominations from the Panchayats are invited by the district level committee, headed by the Addl. Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district consisting of the following members:

            1.         ADC-cum-CPO (IREP) of the district                                     Chairman

            2.         Deputy Director (Agri)/SDO, Biogas                                      Member

            3.         Executive Engineer, Utility Deptt. of the concerned distt. Member

            4.         Project Officer (IREP) of the district                                       Member

Based on the recommendations of the District Level Committees the State Level Committee select the names of the gram panchayats for awarding the State Level Awards, based on criteria of awarding marks for systems installed and functional percentage of the systems in the recommended villages.

To finalize the state level award and to select the best three gram panchayats , a State Level Committee consisting of the following members under the chairpersonship of Director, RE & HAREDA have been constituted :  

      1.         Director, RE&H                                                           Chairperson

      2.         Addl. Director, RE                                                       Member

      3.         Nominee of Women & Child Dev. Deptt.                 Member

      4.         Joint/ Addl. Director (Biogas), Agriculture              Member

      5.         Project Director , RE                                                  Member

      6.         Scientific Engineer (A)                                               Member

      7.         Asst. Project Officer, RE                                            Scheme incharge   

The evaluation criteria is :- 5 points will be given on installation of a renewable energy devices, 20 marks upto 1000 CFLs, 40 marks from 1001 to 3000 CFLs and 60 marks above 3000 on installation of CFLs.