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27 Home Lighting System at Village Udhewari, Block Mawal, Distt. Pune 4.4 Accordingly, it has been decided that SHP/ biomass/biofuels distributed generation systems will be deployed, where feasible and cost-effective. Additionally, wherever unit cost of electricity supplied is likely to exceed the unit cost of electricity from diesel distributed generation systems, only basic lighting with SPV home lighting systems will be provided. In line with the provisions of the RGGVY, one light connection will be provided free of cost to BPL households. 4.5 PROGRESS DURING THE YEAR Certain key enabling decisions were taken during the year to accelerate the implementation of Programme, especially after its alignment with the RGGVY. These are: (a) Setting up of a Coordination Panel for the Programme – To enable smooth implementation without duplication of effort among the concerned Ministries, a Coordination Panel has been set up under the Chairmanship of Secretary, MNES. In the meetings of the Panel held so far a coordinated approach towards implementation of the Programme has been laid down. (b) Entrusting Responsibility for Identification of Remote Villages to Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) – The Rural Electrification Corporation which is the apex implementing agency for the RGGVY has been given the responsibility of furnishing lists of unelectrified census villages that are not likely to receive grid-connectivity apart from lists of remote hamlets of electrified census villages. Box 4.1 Electrification of an Unelectrified, Remote Village through Micro-hydel Project Uttaranchal has extensive potential for installation of small and micro hydel power generation projects in remote unelectrified villages and hamlets.  The typical characteristics of such remote villages include small population size, low electric load and large distance from grid.  The Uttaranchal Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) has been entrusted with the task of electrifying such remote unelectrified census villages and hamlets.  During 2005-06, the agency has commissioned 5 such micro-hydel projects for electrification of remote villages. The Karmi-II micro-hydel project has been installed on the Karmi Gad stream, a tributary of river Saryu.  The project is located in Block Kapkot, District Bageshwar of Uttaranchal.  It has an installed capacity of 50 KW.  The design discharge of the project is 110 litres/second and net design head is 70 metres.  The power channel has a length of 210 metres.  Around 13 km long transmission and distribution lines have been laid for evacuation of electricity in the project area. Electricity is being supplied to Karmi Toli village and its 5 hamlets, namely Sapuli, Guthan, Munar Meri, Topniya and Okhliyo.  The project is being operated and maintained by “Karmi-II Energy Committee” which is registered under Society Registration  Act, 18  60. A fixed monthly tariff varying from Rs. 30 to Rs. 200 per month per consumer, depending upon the category of user and the load is collected. As a result of access to electricity, the village and its hamlets have witnessed a major transformation.  Television for entertainment / information, drinking water pumping, domestic, street and community lighting, etc. have now become possible. The project was set up under the Remote Village Electrification Programme of the Ministry which provides subsidy upto 90% of project benchmark costs.