Lok Sabha Question No. 4818 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Electrification of Villages
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4818 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES

†4818. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has received proposals for electrification of  the  villages  situated  in  inaccessible  areas  including  the  backward villages and forest areas through non-conventional energy sources during the last three years and the current year;

- (b) if so, the details thereof, State- wise;
- (c) the  number  of  proposals  approved  along  with  the  number  of proposals still pending for approval and the time by which the remaining proposals are likely to be approved; and
- (d) the  funds  released  by  the  Government  for  this  purpose  during  the said period State/UT-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (c) : Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) provides electricity access to unelectrified  villages/habitations  where  grid  connectivity  is  not  feasible  or not cost effective.  Based on the proposals received from States, projects of  Rs.1254.22  crore  have  been  sanctioned  under  DDG  in  the  last  three years and current year as detailed in Annexure-I.    As on date no Detailed Project Report (DPR) under DDG is pending.

(d) : Grant of Rs.264.15 crore has been released under DDG during the  last  three  years  and  current  year.    The  State-wise  details  are  at Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4818  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 30.03.2017.

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THE STATE-WISE PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER DDG DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR.

| Sr. No.   | Name of the State   | No. of Projects (Habitations &Villages)   | Sanctioned Cost (Rs. in crore)   |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

## Projects sanctioned in 2013-2014

| 1     | Andhra Pradesh   |   205 |   49.18 |
|-------|------------------|-------|---------|
| 2     | Chhattisgarh     |    87 |   24.31 |
| 4     | Karnataka        |    37 |   27.5  |
| 5     | Kerala           |    15 |    5.32 |
| 6     | Meghalaya        |     3 |    3.89 |
| 7     | Odisha           |     7 |    1.97 |
| Total |                  |   354 |  112.17 |

## Projects sanctioned in 2014-2015

| Nil   |
|-------|

## Projects sanctioned in 2015-2016

| 1              | Andhra Pradesh 165   |   22.09 |
|----------------|----------------------|---------|
| 2 Assam        | 521                  |  294.81 |
| 3 Arunachal    | Pradesh 1000         |  117.48 |
| 4 Chhattisgarh | 523                  |  177.95 |
| 5 Jharkhand    | 305                  |  147.19 |
| 6 Karnataka    | 2                    |    0.62 |
| 7 Madhya       | Pradesh 122          |   60.93 |
| 8 Meghalaya    | 77                   |    8.23 |
| 9 Odisha       | 190                  |   56.76 |
| Total          | 2905                 |  886.06 |

## Projects sanctioned in 2016-2017

| 1                | Arunachal Pradesh   |   176 41.83 |
|------------------|---------------------|-------------|
| 2 Chhattisgarh   | 327                 |       91.26 |
| 3 Jharkhand      | 77                  |       48.98 |
| 5 Meghalaya      | 132                 |       32.32 |
| 6 Uttarakhand    | 13                  |        3.31 |
| 7 Odisha         | 79                  |       38.29 |
| Total 804        | Total 804           |      255.99 |
| Grand Total 4063 | Grand Total 4063    |     1254.22 |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4818  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON

30.03.2017.

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State-wise grant release under DDG

| Sr. No.    | Name of the State   | Grant Amount (Rs in crore)   |
|------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
| FY 2013-14 | FY 2013-14          | FY 2013-14                   |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh      | 8.78                         |
| 2          | Chhattisgarh        | 9.36                         |
| 3          | Uttarakhand         | 1.27                         |
|            | Sub Total           | 19.41                        |
| FY 2014-15 | FY 2014-15          | FY 2014-15                   |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh      | 1.39                         |
| 2          | Chhattisgarh        | 13.13                        |
| 3          | Madhya Pradesh      | 6.64                         |
| 4          | Uttarakhand         | 1.48                         |
|            | Sub Total           | 22.64                        |
| FY 2015-16 | FY 2015-16          | FY 2015-16                   |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh      | 10.92                        |
| 2          | Chhattisgarh        | 32.03                        |
| 3          | Karnataka           | 5.30                         |
| 4          | Uttar Pradesh       | 11.32                        |
| 5          | Madhya Pradesh      | 3.93                         |
|            | Sub Total           | 63.50                        |
| FY 2016-17 | FY 2016-17          | FY 2016-17                   |
| 1          | Chhattisgarh        | 50.98                        |
| 2          | Assam               | 81.70                        |
| 3          | Rajasthan           | 24.68                        |
| 4          | Kerala              | 1.24                         |
|            | Sub Total           | 158.60                       |
|            | Grand Total         | 264.15                       |

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