Lok Sabha Question No. 3752 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Electrification in Backward Areas
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3752 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2018

## ELECTRIFICATION IN BACKWARD AREAS

## 3752.  SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a number of villages in the country particularly in backward areas still remain unelectrified;
- (b) if so, the details of such villages, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the time by which all the villages in the country are likely to be electrified and all BPL houses are provided electricity connection;
- (d) the detail of funds allocated to the States/UTs for rural/BPL electrification during last three years; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (c) : As  reported    by  the  States,  all  inhabited  census  villages  in  the country  including  backward  areas  stands  electrified  on  28.04.2018.  Further, Government of India have launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana 'Saubhagya'  in  September  2017,  with  the  objective    to  achieve  universal household  electrification  by  providing  last  mile connectivity  and  electricity connections to all households in rural and all poor households in urban areas. All remaining un-electrified households including Below Poverty Line (BPL) households are targeted for electrification by 31st March, 2019.

(d) & (e) : Funds  are  released  against  sanctioned  projects  in  installments based  on  the  reported  utilisation  of  amount  in  the  previous  installment(s)  and fulfillment of stipulated conditionalities under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana  (DDUGJY)  and  Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana  (Saubhagya) schemes. Grant of Rs.21,527 crore and Rs.1,541 crore has been disbursed to the States  during  the  last  three  years  under  DDUGJY  and  during  last  year  under Saubhagya Scheme, respectively.  The State-wise details are given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (d)  &  (e)  OF  UNSTARRED

QUESTION NO. 3752 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 09.08.2018.

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State-wise details of grant disbursed under DDUGJY during the last three years.

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.     | Name of the State   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | Total   |
|-------------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh      | 31        | 128       | 165       | 324     |
| 2           | Arunachal Pradesh   | 31        | 101       | 81        | 213     |
| 3           | Assam               | 338       | 598       | 401       | 1,337   |
| 4           | Bihar               | 710       | 1,292     | 763       | 2,765   |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh        | 279       | 126       | 552       | 957     |
| 6           | Gujarat             | 58        | 110       | 143       | 312     |
| 7           | Haryana             | -         | -         | 45        | 45      |
| 8           | Himachal Pradesh    | 28        | -         | -         | 28      |
| 9           | J&K                 | -         | -         | 65        | 65      |
| 10          | Jharkhand           | -         | 327       | 862       | 1,189   |
| 11          | Karnataka           | 44        | 145       | 204       | 393     |
| 12          | Kerala              | -         | 134       | 87        | 221     |
| 13          | Madhya Pradesh      | 439       | 421       | 598       | 1,457   |
| 14          | Maharashtra         | 43        | 257       | 143       | 443     |
| 15          | Manipur             | 7         |           | 33        | 76      |
| 16          | Meghalaya           | -         | 36 26     | 58        | 83      |
| 17          | Mizoram             | 19        | 14        | 42        | 75      |
| 18          | Nagaland            | 48        | 21        | 24        | 93      |
| 19          | Orissa              | 514       | 1,079     | 366       | 1,959   |
| 20          | Punjab              | -         | -         | 15        | 15      |
| 21          | Rajasthan           | 253       | 349       | 782       | 1,383   |
| 22          | Sikkim              | -         | -         | 18        | 18      |
| 23          | Tamil Nadu          | 77        | 110       | 2         | 189     |
| 24          | Telangana           | 5         |           | 60        | 93      |
| 25          | Tripura             | 49        | 27        | 62        | 189     |
| 26          | Uttar Pradesh       | 1,249     | 78 2,262  | 3,149     | 6,660   |
| 27          | Uttarakhand         | 71        | 16        | 33        | 121     |
| 28          | West Bengal         | 305       | 273       | 241       | 819     |
| 29          | Puducherry          | -         | 1         | -         | 1       |
| 30          | Andaman Nicobar     | -         | -         | 1         | 1       |
| Grand Total | Grand Total         | 4599      | 7932      | 8995      | 21527   |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) & (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3752 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 09.08.2018.

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| State-wise grant released under Saubhagya scheme   | State-wise grant released under Saubhagya scheme   | State-wise grant released under Saubhagya scheme   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                            | State                                              | (Rs. in crore)                                     |
| 1                                                  | Assam                                              | 42                                                 |
| 2                                                  | Bihar                                              | 115                                                |
| 3                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                       | 43                                                 |
| 4                                                  | J&K                                                | 2                                                  |
| 5                                                  | Jharkhand                                          | 70                                                 |
| 6                                                  | Kerala                                             | 15                                                 |
| 7                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                     | 260                                                |
| 8                                                  | Maharashtra                                        | 15                                                 |
| 9                                                  | Manipur                                            | 6                                                  |
| 10                                                 | Nagaland                                           | 5                                                  |
| 11                                                 | Odisha                                             | 76                                                 |
| 12                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                      | 864                                                |
| 13                                                 | Uttarakhand                                        | 13                                                 |
| 14                                                 | West Bengal                                        | 14                                                 |
|                                                    | Total                                              | 1,541                                              |

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