Lok Sabha Question No. 4526 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Rural Electrification Scheme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: HARI MANJHI, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4526 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SCHEME

†4526. SHRI HARI MANJHI: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the electrification works of number of villages have not been completed as on date and if so, the number of such villages, State-wise  and  district-wise  including  Chatra,  Latehar  and  Palamu  districts  of Jharkhand;
- (b) the  number  of  villages  electrified  in  the  country  during  the  last  two  years, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has set any target for electrifying all villages under the rural electrification scheme;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  this  target  is  likely  to  be achieved; and
- (e) the number of cities/towns and villages where 24 hours power supply is being provided, State/UT-wise?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (d) : As  reported    by  the  States,  there  were  18,452  un-electrified  census villages in the country as on 01.04.2015.   The State-wise and district-wise details of remaining un-electrified villages, as on 28.02.2018, are given at Annexure-I.  All the remaining un-electrified villages are targeted to be electrified by 1 st  May, 2018.

Similarly,  as  informed  by  the  Government  of  Jharkhand,  there  were 2525  un-electrified  census  villages  in  the  State,  including  Chatra,  Latehar  and Palamu districts.  Of these no village remains for electrification.

The State-wise number of villages electrified across the country during the last two years, is given at Annexure-II.

(e) : Electricity is a concurrent subject. Supply and distribution of electricity in a State/UT including city/towns is within the purview of the respective State  Government/State  Power  Utility.    The  Government  of  India  supplements  the efforts  of  the  State  Governments  by  establishing  power  plants  in  Central  Sector through  Central  Power  Sector  Undertakings  (CPSUs)  and  allocating  power  to  the States from these plants of CPSUs.   As per latest data reported by the States, 18 States have more than 20 hours a day rural household power supply.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4526 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 22.03.2018.

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## State-wise and district-wise details of balance un-electrified villages as on 28.02.2018 (Out of 18452 un-electrified villages reported by States as on 01.04.2015)

| Sl. No.   | State           | District            |   un-electrified villages |
|-----------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
| 1         |                 | Anjaw               |                        21 |
| 1         |                 | Changlang           |                        11 |
| 1         |                 | Dibang Valley       |                        26 |
| 1         |                 | East Kameng         |                        97 |
| 1         |                 | East Siang          |                         4 |
| 1         |                 | Kurung Kumey        |                       146 |
| 1         |                 | Lohit               |                         2 |
| 1         |                 | Lower Dibang Valley |                        93 |
| 1         |                 | Lower Subansiri     |                        96 |
| 1         |                 | Papum Pare          |                        37 |
| 1         |                 | Tawang              |                         2 |
| 1         |                 | Tirap               |                         5 |
| 1         |                 | Upper Siang         |                        12 |
| 1         |                 | Upper Subansiri     |                        82 |
| 1         |                 | West Kameng         |                         2 |
| 1         |                 | West Siang          |                        35 |
| 2         |                 | Bijapur             |                        23 |
| 2         |                 | Dantewada           |                         4 |
| 2         |                 | Narayanpur          |                         1 |
| 2         |                 | Sukma               |                        67 |
| 3         | Jammu & Kashmir | Bandipore           |                        11 |
| 3         | Jammu & Kashmir | Kargil              |                         8 |
| 3         | Jammu & Kashmir | Kishtwar            |                        41 |
| 3         | Jammu & Kashmir | Kupwara             |                        11 |
| 3         | Jammu & Kashmir | Leh(Ladakh)         |                        10 |
| 3         | Jammu & Kashmir | Rajouri             |                         1 |
|           |                 | Reasi               |                         4 |
|           |                 | Damoh               |                         8 |
|           |                 | Katni               |                         4 |
| 4         | Madhya Pradesh  | Sagar               |                         2 |
| 4         | Madhya Pradesh  | Umaria              |                         7 |
| 5         |                 | Chandel             |                         2 |
| 5         | Manipur         | Churachandpur       |                         1 |
| 5         |                 | Tamenglong          |                         1 |
| 6         | Mizoram         | Lawngtlai           |                         1 |
| 6         | Mizoram         | Mamit               |                         1 |
| 7         |                 | Gajapati            |                         1 |
|           | Odisha          | Kandhamal           |                         1 |
|           | Odisha          | Malkangiri          |                         2 |
|           |                 | Rayagada            |                         3 |
|           |                 | Pithoragarh         |                         3 |
| 8         | Uttarakhand     | Tehri Garhwal       |                         1 |
| 8         | Uttarakhand     | Uttarkashi          |                        18 |
| Total     |                 |                     |                       908 |

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ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4526 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 22.03.2018. ***********

## State-wise number of villages electrified during the last two years

| Sl. No.          | State   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |
|------------------|---------|-----------|-----------|
| 1                | 174     | 175       |           |
| Assam            | 942     | 1,218     | 2         |
| Bihar            | 1,754   | 556       | 3         |
| Chhattisgarh     | 405     | 294       | 4         |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1       | 27        | 5         |
| J & K            | 27      | 5         | 6         |
| Jharkhand        | 750     | 1,104     | 7         |
| Karnataka        | -       | 14        | 8         |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 214     | 159       | 9         |
| Manipur          | 75      | 121       | 10        |
| Meghalaya        | 1       | 681       | 11        |
| Mizoram          | 16      | 24        | 12        |
| Nagaland         | -       | 76        | 13        |
| Odisha           | 1,264   | 1,092     | 14        |
| Rajasthan        | 163     | 263       | 15        |
| Tripura          | 9       | 17        | 16        |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 1,305   | 162       | 17        |
| Uttarakhand      | -       | 18        | 18        |
| West Bengal      | 8       | 9         | 19        |
| Total            | Total   | 7,108     | 6,015     |

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