With Congress claiming to bat for the aam admi, the CCEA is also expected to discuss a proposal by the Power Ministry headed by Congress leader Sushil Kumar Shinde to revise the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGVY), which had planned to electrify about 1.25 lakh village with an estimated cost of Rs 16,000 crore during 2005 to 2009 period.
Sources informed that the Power Ministry will be seeking CCEA approval to extend the RGVY scheme to Eleventh Plan period with an estimated revised cost of Rs 51,000 crore.