Lok Sabha Question No. 202 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Electrification of Villages
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAMA KISHORE SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.202 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES

†*202. SHRI RAMA KISHORE SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  his  Ministry  and  the  Rural  Electrification  Corporation  Ltd. have received representations for electrification of un-electrified villages in the country during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  and  if  so,  the  details thereof, State-wise;

(b) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  review  of  electrified/  unelectrified villages in the country including Bihar during the last one year and the current year and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  electrify  the  un-electrified villages in the country, especially the villages in Hajipur and Muzaffarpur regions  of  Bihar  during  the  current  financial  year  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (c) :  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 202 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2017 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES.

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(a) : As reported by States, there were 18,452 un-electrified villages in  the  country  as  on  01.04.2015.    Based  on  the  Detailed  Project  Reports (DPRs) submitted by States, details of the projects, including electrification  of  villages  sanctioned  under  the  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) by Government of India during the last three years and the current year, are given at Annexure.

(b) : DDUGJY is reviewed  at  following  levels  for  close  monitoring and speedy resolution of the issues:-

At State level, a Committee  under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary  is  in  place  to  monitor  the  progress  and  resolve  issues relating to its implementation.

District Development Co-ordination & Monitoring Committee, namely, DISHA  (administered  by  Ministry  of  Rural  Development)  headed  by senior most Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) is in place to review and monitor implementation of central sector schemes including DDUGJY.

Rural  Electrification  Corporation  Limited  (REC),  the  nodal  agency, monitors implementation of scheme through its project offices at field level.  REC  has  developed  a  web  enabled  Mobile  App,  'GARV'  for monitoring of village electrification.  At Central level, inter-ministerial Monitoring Committee on DDUGJY headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Power, monitors progress of the scheme. Progress is also reviewed with  States  /  Power  Utilities  in  meetings  of  Ministry  of  Power,  on monthly basis.

(c) : The  electrification  of  all  the  un-electrified  villages  in  the country including villages in Hazipur and Muzaffarpur regions of Bihar are targeted to be completed by May, 2018.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  202  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 16.03.2017 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES.

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| Details of projects Sanctioned under DDUGJY during the last three years and the current year.   | Details of projects Sanctioned under DDUGJY during the last three years and the current year.   | Details of projects Sanctioned under DDUGJY during the last three years and the current year.   | Details of projects Sanctioned under DDUGJY during the last three years and the current year.   | Details of projects Sanctioned under DDUGJY during the last three years and the current year.   | Details of projects Sanctioned under DDUGJY during the last three years and the current year.   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                         | Name of the State                                                                               | 2013-14                                                                                         | 2014-15                                                                                         | 2015-16                                                                                         | 2016-17 (As on 28.02.2017)                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                  | 49.18                                                                                           | 328.61                                                                                          | 615.56                                                                                          | -                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                               | Andaman Nicobar                                                                                 | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                               | 20.96                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                               | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                               | 384.68                                                                                          | 41.83                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                               | Assam                                                                                           | 1,621.07                                                                                        | -                                                                                               | 1,568.91                                                                                        | -                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                               | Bihar                                                                                           | 5,220.65                                                                                        | -                                                                                               | 5,856.36                                                                                        | -                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                                                    | 309.92                                                                                          | -                                                                                               | 1,431.94                                                                                        | 100.74                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                               | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                            | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                               | 5.00                                                                                            | -                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                               | Goa                                                                                             | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                               | 20.00                                                                                           | -                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                         | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                               | 924.72                                                                                          | -                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                              | Haryana                                                                                         | 1,260.93                                                                                        |                                                                                                 | 316.38                                                                                          | -                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                | -                                                                                               | 159.12                                                                                          | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                 | 101.28                                                                                          | -                                                                                               | 619.67                                                                                          | -                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                                       | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                               | 3,843.41                                                                                        | 74.88                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                       | 127.03                                                                                          | -                                                                                               | 1,750.73                                                                                        | 4.19                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                              | Kerala                                                                                          | 5.32                                                                                            | -                                                                                               | 485.37                                                                                          | -                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                  | 1,430.93                                                                                        | 2,865.26                                                                                        | 60.93                                                                                           | 20.03                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                                     | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                               | 2,163.44                                                                                        | 11.53                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                              | Manipur                                                                                         | 204.73                                                                                          | -                                                                                               | 54.96                                                                                           |                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                                       | 3.89                                                                                            | -                                                                                               | 269.92                                                                                          | 32.32                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                                         | 77.03                                                                                           | -                                                                                               | 30.43                                                                                           |                                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                              | Nagaland                                                                                        | 92.31                                                                                           | -                                                                                               | 42.38                                                                                           | 42.18                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                          | 3,552.44                                                                                        | -                                                                                               | 1,713.24                                                                                        | 38.29                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                              | Puducherry                                                                                      | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                               | 20.15                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                              | Punjab                                                                                          | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                               | 252.06                                                                                          | -                                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                                       | 1,453.91                                                                                        | -                                                                                               | 2,819.41                                                                                        | -                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                              | Sikkim                                                                                          | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                               |                                                                                                 | 49.70                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                              | Telangana                                                                                       | - -                                                                                             | -                                                                                               | 462.30 -                                                                                        | - -                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                      |                                                                                                 | 924.12                                                                                          |                                                                                                 |                                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                              | Tripura                                                                                         | 316.23                                                                                          | -                                                                                               | 74.12                                                                                           | -                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                   | 7,282.81                                                                                        | 313.93                                                                                          | 6,632.47                                                                                        | -                                                                                               |
| 31                                                                                              | Uttarakhand                                                                                     | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                               | 842.00                                                                                          | 3.31                                                                                            |
| 32                                                                                              | West Bengal                                                                                     | 609.61                                                                                          | 4,262.10                                                                                        | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                               |

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