Lok Sabha Question No. 4759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-15
Subject: Electrification of Villages
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## 4759.  DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has received any proposals from various State Governments regarding electrification of villages in the forest areas including backward areas and remote areas through new and renewable energy sources;
- (b) if so the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year; State-wise;
- (c) the details of the proposals sanctioned  and pending out of the said proposals for approval, State-wise;
- (d) the details of the funds released  for this purpose by the Union Government  during the said period, State-wise; and
- (e) the time by which the remaining proposals are likely to be sanctioned, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Ministry  of  Power  is  implementing  Decentralized  Distributed  Generation  (DDG)  under  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY) through Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC), for providing electricity access to the un-electrified villages/habitations, where grid connectivity is either not feasible or not cost effective including backward, remote & forest areas. All the DDG projects are in very remote and far flung areas which are highly inaccessible.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4759

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2016

## ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES

- (b) & (c): The  electrification  of  all  the  Un  Electrified  Villages  (UEVs)  across  the  country  is  being  carried  out  in  a  mission  mode.  State-wise DPRs/proposals for the DDG projects sanctioned is given at Annexure-1 and no proposal is pending.
- (d): State-wise details of funds sanctioned and amount released during the last 3 years is given at Annexure- 2.
- (e): Does not arise.

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## Statement of Part (b),(c),(d) & (e) of Lok Sabha USQN 4759 for 15.12.2016

| Name of State             | FY 2013-14               | FY 2013-14            | FY 2014-15               | FY 2014-15             | FY 2015-16               | FY 2015-16             | FY 2016-17               | FY 2016-17             |
|---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|                           | Sanctioned Cost(In Lakh) | Disbursement(In Lakh) | Sanctioned Cost(In Lakh) | Disbursement (In Lakh) | Sanctioned Cost(In Lakh) | Disbursement (In Lakh) | Sanctioned Cost(In Lakh) | Disbursement (In Lakh) |
| Andhra Pradesh& Telangana | 4918.13                  | 852.67                | --                       | 125.24                 | 2209.39                  | 1102.5                 |                          |                        |
| Bihar                     | --                       | 985.43                | --                       | --                     | --                       | --                     | --                       | --                     |
| Chhattisagrh              | 2431                     | 935.65                | --                       | 1312.6                 | 17794.96                 | 3201                   | 9590                     | 5098.03                |
| Uttaranchal               | --                       | 127.14                | --                       | 148.34                 |                          |                        | 330.5                    | --                     |
| Madhya Pradesh            | --                       | --                    | --                       | 493.3                  | 7787.55                  | 392.4                  | --                       | --                     |
| Uttar Pradesh             | --                       | --                    | --                       | --                     |                          | 1131.3                 | --                       | --                     |
| Karnataka                 | 4322.62                  | --                    | --                       | --                     | 61.5                     | 529                    | 413.5                    | --                     |
| Kerala                    | 531.83                   | --                    | --                       | --                     |                          | --                     | --                       | 124.39                 |
| Assam                     |                          | --                    | --                       | --                     | 26670.84                 | --                     | --                       | 914.68                 |
| Rajasthan                 | 1891.11                  | --                    | --                       | --                     |                          | --                     | --                       | 2468.35                |
| Jharkhand                 | 2090.91                  | --                    | --                       | --                     | 14719                    | --                     | 4183                     | --                     |
| Meghalaya                 | 389.4                    | --                    | --                       | --                     | 823                      | --                     | 3066                     | --                     |
| Odisha                    | 197                      | --                    | --                       | --                     | 9504.69                  | --                     | --                       | --                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | --                       | --                    | --                       | --                     | 11189                    | --                     | 3984                     | --                     |
| Total                     | 16772                    | 2900.89               | --                       | 2079.48                | 90759.93                 | 6356.20                | 21567                    | 8605.45                |

## Annexure-2

(Rs. in lakhs )

## Statement of Part (b),(c),(d) & (e) of Lok Sabha USQN 4759 for 15.12.2016

| OFF-GRID UEVs sanctioned under DDG   | OFF-GRID UEVs sanctioned under DDG   | OFF-GRID UEVs sanctioned under DDG   |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                | State                                | No. Of UEVs                          |
| 1                                    | Assam                                | 521                                  |
| 2                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 1176                                 |
| 3                                    | Chhattisgarh                         | 544                                  |
| 4                                    | Jharkhand                            | 433                                  |
| 5                                    | Karnataka                            | 33                                   |
| 6                                    | Madhya Pradesh                       | 154                                  |
| 7                                    | Meghalaya                            | 209                                  |
| 8                                    | Odisha                               | 269                                  |
| 9                                    | Uttarakhand                          | 13                                   |
| Total                                | Total                                | 3352                                 |

## Annexure-1