Lok Sabha Question No. 1120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Remote Village Electrification Programme
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1120

TO BE ANSWERED ON-08.02.2018

## REMOTE VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME

## 1120. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  targets  set  vis-à-vis  achievements  made  under  the  Remote  Village Electrification Programme, if any, specially in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the  details  of  proposals  received,  approved  and  pending  for  approval  of  the  Government under the programme so far along with the time by which the pending proposals are likely to be approved, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the details of funds allocated/ released for the said purpose during the last three years along with  the  mechanism,  if  any,  to  monitor  the  progress  of  village  electrification,  State/UTwise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) to (c): The Remote Village Electrification Programme (RVEP) was discontinued by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy from 01.04.2012. No new sanctions are being issued by the  Ministry  under  the  Programme.  However,  a  budget  has  been  kept  for  settlement  of  old claims.

The details  of  state-wise  release  of  Central  Financial  Assistance  for  settlement  of  old  projects under  RVEP  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  (till  31.12.2017)  are  given  at Annexure I.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure-1 referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1120 to be answered on 08.02.2018

## State wise fund released during the last three year and the current year (till 31.12.2017) under RVE Programme for settlement of old claims

Amount Rs. in Lakh

| Sl. No.   | State          | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18 (Till 31.12.2017)   |
|-----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Assam          |           | 320.89    | 685.86    | 377.03                      |
| 2         | Delhi          | 4.06      |           |           |                             |
| 3         | Jammu &Kashmir |           |           | 700       |                             |
| 4         | Kerala         |           | 75.49     |           |                             |
| 5         | Madhya Pradesh |           |           | 66.03     | 122.25                      |
| 6         | Manipur        |           | 168.58    |           |                             |
| 7         | Meghalaya      |           | 88.87     |           |                             |
| 8         | Mizoram        | 96.31     |           |           |                             |
| 9         | Odisha         | 381.78    | 164       | 1112.8    |                             |
| 10        | Rajasthan      |           |           | 319.29    |                             |
| 11        | Uttar Pradesh  | 513.18    |           |           |                             |
|           | Total          | 995.33    | 817.83    | 2883.98   | 499.28                      |