Lok Sabha Question No. 200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Funds Allocated under DDG
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.200 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2017

## FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER DDG

200.   SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  funds  allocated  under  Decentralized  Distributed  Generation (DDG) during the last three years, year-wise and State-wise along with the villages covered so far, under DDG, State-wise; and

(b) the steps being taken to promote DDG under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  for  providing  electricity  access  to  the  unelectrified villages/habitations, where  grid  connectivity  is either not feasible or not cost effective?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : The  year-wise  and  state-wise  details  of  projects  sanctioned under  Decentralized  Distributed  Generation  (DDG)  during  the  last  three years, are given at Annexure-I. The details of villages covered so far under DDG for electrification, is given at Annexure-II.

(b) : As provided under Rural Electrification (RE) component of Deen Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY),  if  the  grid  power  reaches the village before 5 years, then the power produced from the DDG project can  be  exported  to  the  grid  and  imported  from  the  grid,  as  and  when required.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.200 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.02.2017.

*********** YEAR-WISE AND STATE-WISE DETAILS OF PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER DDG

DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS

| Sl. No.                          | Name of the State                | No. of Projects                  | UEVs/ Hamlets                    | Funds Sanctioned (Rs. in Lakh)   |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Projects sanctioned in 2013-2014 | Projects sanctioned in 2013-2014 | Projects sanctioned in 2013-2014 | Projects sanctioned in 2013-2014 | Projects sanctioned in 2013-2014 |
| 1                                | Andhra Pradesh                   | 205                              | 205                              | 4918.13                          |
| 2                                | Chhattisgarh                     | 87                               | 87                               | 2431                             |
| 4                                | Karnataka                        | 37                               | 43                               | 2749.86                          |
| 5                                | Kerala                           | 15                               | 15                               | 531.83                           |
| 6                                | Meghalaya                        | 3                                | 3                                | 389.4                            |
| 7                                | Odisha                           | 7                                | 7                                | 197                              |
|                                  | Total                            | 354                              | 360                              | 11217.22                         |
| Projects sanctioned in 2014-2015 | Projects sanctioned in 2014-2015 | Projects sanctioned in 2014-2015 | Projects sanctioned in 2014-2015 | Projects sanctioned in 2014-2015 |
| Nil                              | Nil                              | Nil                              | Nil                              | Nil                              |
| Projects sanctioned in 2015-2016 | Projects sanctioned in 2015-2016 | Projects sanctioned in 2015-2016 | Projects sanctioned in 2015-2016 | Projects sanctioned in 2015-2016 |
| 1                                | Andhra Pradesh                   | 165                              | 165                              | 2209.39                          |
| 2                                | Assam                            | 521                              | 521                              | 29480.84                         |
| 3                                | Arunachal Pradesh                | 1000                             | 1000                             | 11748.45                         |
| 4                                | Chhattisgarh                     | 523                              | 161                              | 17794.96                         |
| 5                                | Jharkhand                        | 305                              | 316                              | 14719                            |
| 6                                | Karnataka                        | 2                                | 3                                | 61.5                             |
| 7                                | Madhya Pradesh                   | 122                              | 210                              | 5877.65                          |
| 8                                | Meghalaya                        | 77                               | 77                               | 823                              |
| 9                                | Odisha                           | 190                              | 193                              | 5675.69                          |
|                                  | Total                            | 2905                             | 2646                             | 88390.48                         |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.200 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.02.2017. ***********

| State-wise number of villages electrified under DDG   | State-wise number of villages electrified under DDG   | State-wise number of villages electrified under DDG   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                       |                                                       | As on 15.01.2017                                      |
| Sl. No.                                               | State                                                 | Un-electrified villages covered                       |
| 1                                                     | Assam                                                 | 521                                                   |
| 2                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                     | 1176                                                  |
| 3                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                          | 520                                                   |
| 4                                                     | Jharkhand                                             | 393                                                   |
| 5                                                     | Karnataka                                             | 9                                                     |
| 6                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                        | 147                                                   |
| 7                                                     | Meghalaya                                             | 212                                                   |
| 8                                                     | Odisha                                                | 275                                                   |
| 9                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                         | 17                                                    |
| 10                                                    | Uttarakhand                                           | 15                                                    |
| Total                                                 |                                                       | 3285                                                  |

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