Lok Sabha Question No. 2526 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Awards to States for their Best Performance
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: VASANTHI M.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2526

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## AWARD TO STATES FOR THEIR BEST PERFORMANCE

## 2526.   SHRIMATI VASANTHI M:

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

- (a) the  names of the States which have got the award for best performing State in the field of renewable energy;
- (b) whether the investors are not investing in the States not receiving the said award. If so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Union Government proposes to issue directions to the States for giving approval  to  the  new  and  renewable  energy  projects  under  single  window  system  at  the earliest;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  present  status  of  Tamil  Nadu  in  the  field  of  new  and  renewable  energy  in  the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Awards were given to the states under off-grid Solar PV Programme, Grid-connected Rooftop  Programme,  Solar  Thermal  Programme  &  Solar  Cooker  Programmes  by  the Ministry.  Details of these States are given at Annexure.
- (b ): No Madam.
- (c) & (d): No  Madam.  However,  for  various  schemes  of  the  Ministry,  State  Nodal Agencies/PSUs acts as single window system for sanctioning of project to users.
- (e): As  on  31.12.2016,  the  Renewable  Energy  Power  generation  capacity  installed  in Tamilnadu is 10305 MW against 50018 MW capacity installed in entire country.

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## Annexure to Reply Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2526 on 16.03.17

- A. Name of the states which have got the awards for best performing States in the field of Implementation of Solar Photo Voltaic Off-Grid Systems are :
- B. Name of the states which have got the awards for best performing States in the  field  of  Implementation  of  Solar  Photo  Voltaic  Grid-  Connected  Roof  Top Systems are :
- c. Name of the states which have got the awards for best performing States in the field of Implementation of Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) technology are :
- D. Name of the states which have got the awards for best performing States in the field of Implementation of Solar Cooker Programme are :

| States           |
|------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |
| Bihar            |
| Chhattisgarh     |
| Himachal Pradesh |
| Jammu & Kashmir  |
| Karnataka        |
| Kerala           |
| Madhya Pradesh   |
| Maharashtra      |
| Manipur          |
| Mizoram          |
| Nagaland         |
| Odisha           |
| Rajasthan        |
| Tamil Nadu       |
| Telangana        |
| Uttar Pradesh    |

| States     |
|------------|
| Chandigarh |
| Gujarat    |
| Haryana    |
| Punjab     |
| Tamil Nadu |

| States      |
|-------------|
| Gujarat     |
| Karnataka   |
| Maharashtra |

| States            |
|-------------------|
| Arunachal Pradesh |
| Chhattisgarh      |
| Goa               |
| Haryana           |
| Himachal Pradesh  |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |
| Madhya Pradesh    |
| Uttarakhand       |