Lok Sabha Question No. 6263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Electrification of Remote Villages
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6263 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## ELECTRIFICATION OF REMOTE VILLAGES

†6263.  SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has received proposals regarding electrification of villages located in inaccessible areas including backward villages and forest areas through nonconventional energy sources;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State- wise;

(c) the  number  of  such  proposals  approved,  along  with  the  number  of  proposals  lying pending for approval, State-wise;

(d) the time by which the remaining proposals are likely to be approved; and

(e) the  total  funds  released  for  this  purpose  by  the  Government  during  the  last  three years and the current year, State- wise?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (e) : All the un-electrified villages in the country, including those in backward and forest  areas,  are  targeted  for  electrification  under  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti Yojana  (DDUGJY)  through  on-grid  and  off-grid  mode.    No  proposals  are  pending  for approval.

The  State-wise  details  continuing  off-grid  projects  sanctioned  and  funds released  during  the  last  3  years  and  the  current  year  (up  to  27.03.2018)  are  given  at Annexure-I & II respectively.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

6263 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.04.2018. ***********

## State-wise projects sanctioned for off-grid projects under DDUGJY

| Sl. No.                                           | Name of the State                                 | No. of Projects                                   | Villages                                          | Sanctioned Cost (Rs. in Lakh)                     |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Projects sanctioned in 2014-15                    | Projects sanctioned in 2014-15                    | Projects sanctioned in 2014-15                    | Projects sanctioned in 2014-15                    | Projects sanctioned in 2014-15                    |
| Nil                                               | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | Nil                                               |
| Projects sanctioned in 2015-16                    | Projects sanctioned in 2015-16                    | Projects sanctioned in 2015-16                    | Projects sanctioned in 2015-16                    | Projects sanctioned in 2015-16                    |
| 1                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                    | 229                                               | 0                                                 | 1934.60                                           |
| 2                                                 | Assam                                             | 521                                               | 521                                               | 29480.84                                          |
| 3                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                 | 1000                                              | 1000                                              | 11748.45                                          |
| 4                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                      | 523                                               | 161                                               | 17794.96                                          |
| 5                                                 | Jharkhand                                         | 305                                               | 316                                               | 14719.00                                          |
| 6                                                 | Karnataka                                         | 2                                                 | 3                                                 | 61.50                                             |
| 7                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                    | 122                                               | 122                                               | 6092.55                                           |
| 8                                                 | Meghalaya                                         | 77                                                | 77                                                | 823.00                                            |
| 9                                                 | Odisha                                            | 190                                               | 190                                               | 5676.00                                           |
|                                                   | Total                                             | 2969                                              | 2390                                              | 88330.90                                          |
| Projects sanctioned in 2016-17                    | Projects sanctioned in 2016-17                    | Projects sanctioned in 2016-17                    | Projects sanctioned in 2016-17                    | Projects sanctioned in 2016-17                    |
| 1                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                 | 176                                               | 176                                               | 4183.20                                           |
| 2                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                      | 327                                               | 327                                               | 9126.00                                           |
| 3                                                 | Jharkhand                                         | 77                                                | 77                                                | 4898.00                                           |
| 5                                                 | Meghalaya                                         | 132                                               | 132                                               | 3232.00                                           |
| 6                                                 | Uttarakhand                                       | 13                                                | 13                                                | 330.50                                            |
| 7                                                 | Odisha                                            | 79                                                | 79                                                | 3829.00                                           |
|                                                   | Total                                             | 804                                               | 804                                               | 25598.70                                          |
| Projects sanctioned in 2017-18 (up to 27.03.2018) | Projects sanctioned in 2017-18 (up to 27.03.2018) | Projects sanctioned in 2017-18 (up to 27.03.2018) | Projects sanctioned in 2017-18 (up to 27.03.2018) | Projects sanctioned in 2017-18 (up to 27.03.2018) |
| 1                                                 | Manipur                                           | 94                                                | 94                                                | 1705.09                                           |
|                                                   | Total                                             | 94                                                | 94                                                | 1705.09                                           |
|                                                   | Grand Total                                       | 3867                                              | 3288                                              | 115634.69                                         |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6263 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.04.2018.

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State-wise funds released for off-grid projects under DDUGJY

Grant

(Rs. In Lakh)

139.17

1312.60

664.06

148.34

2264.17

1,092.49

3,203.09

529.74

1,131.87

393.23

6,350.43

5098.04

8169.66

2468.35

124.39

208.59

16069.03

Sr. No

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

5

1

2

3

4

5

Name of the State

Andhra Pradesh

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

Uttarakhand

Sub Total

Andhra Pradesh

Chhattisgarh

Karnataka

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Sub Total

Chhattisgarh

Assam

Rajasthan*

Kerala

Andhra Pradesh

Sub Total

FY 2014-15

FY 2015-16

FY 2016-17

FY 2017-18 (up to 27.03.2018)

| 1   | Arunachal Pradesh   | 2,413.84   |
|-----|---------------------|------------|
| 2   | Assam               | 3,742.97   |
| 3   | Madhya Pradesh      | 184.41     |
| 4   | Odisha              | 4,615.60   |
| 5   | Meghalaya           | 713.53     |
| 6   | Telangana           | 198.04     |
| 7   | Andhra Pradesh      | 704.09     |
| 8   | Chhattisgarh        | 4,147.73   |
| 9   | Jharkhand           | 5,207.20   |
| 10  | Rajasthan*          | 1,974.68   |
| 11  | Manipur             | 1,087.00   |
| 12  | Karnataka           | 539.70     |
|     | Sub Total           | 25,528.78  |
|     | Grand Total         | 50,212.41  |

Note:  Funds  released  for  Rajasthan  State  during  2016-17  are  against  the  projects  sanctioned  by  MNRE.  For these projects Monitoring Committee approved release of funds as additional support under DDUGJY at the rate of 45% of the project cost.

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