Energy

This report prepared by the World Bank and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) deals with decentralized energy delivery in India. It presents a summary of recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of energy service delivery through a decentralized program, which currently finds a critical place in the Government‘s energy policies and electrification targets.

The pilot phase of the Village Energy Security Programme has shown several lessons and the need for improvements.

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This paper by Montek Singh Ahluwalia in Economic and Political Weekly attempts to review the recent performance of the economy and lists the priorities and challenges for the Twelfth Plan. The year 2011-12 is the last year of the Eleventh Plan and this is therefore an appropriate time to review what has been achieved with a view to identify weaknesses in the strategy that need to be corrected, and also identify new challenges that may require new initiatives. The paper is presented in the hope of spurring a broader discussion on these issues.

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This report by MoEF regarding the environmental impact of Phata-Byung & Singoli-Bhatwari hydro power projects on the river Mandakini deals with the additional safeguards and proper monitoring & supervision to help protect the environment in these project areas. It says that since a fairly large portion of the works has been taken up it may not be worth to abandon the project. It has proposed certain remedial measures to mitigate the damage if caused to the environment and local villagers. 

The Phata-Byung and Singoli-Bhatwari hydro power projects, are Run of the River (RoR) projects on the river Mandakini. The series of RoR projects proposed and under construction as a part of cascade development are to generate electrical energy which is considered to be clean power as it is non-polluting and renewable in nature.Read More

This document by the Government of India describes the approach to the 11th five year plan. The document is divided into seven chapters and includes:Read More

• Chapter 1: The objectives of the eleventh five year plan and the existing challenges in the country in terms of disparities and divides
• Chapter 2: Growth potential in the eleventh plan
• Chapter 3: Sectoral policies for the eleventh plan
• Chapter 4: Strategic initiatives for inclusive development
• Chapter 5: Bridging divides: including the excluded
• Chapter 6: Public Sector Plan: an enabling environment
• Chapter 7: Conclusions

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  Towards faster and more inclusive growth - An approach to the 11th five year plan (2006)	856.6 KB
  The 11th Five Year Plan - Volume I - Inclusive Growth - Government of India (2007-2012)	3.01 MB
  The 11th Five Year Plan - Volume II - Social Sector - Government of India (2007-2012)	2.8 MB
  The 11th Five Year Plan - Volume III - Government of India (2007-2012)	4.47 MB