Lok Sabha Question No. 222 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Rural Electrification
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.222 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

*222.   SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Union Government has sought information/report from State Governments about the progress of the rural electrification in their respective States;

- (b) if  so, the details of reports submitted by the State Governments in this regard;
- (c) the funds allocated to each State for rural electrification during the last three years;
- (d) whether certain State Governments  have requested for additional help to meet the target of rural electrification; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.222 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.12.2018 REGARDING RURAL ELECTRIFICATION. *********

(a) & (b) : As reported by the States, all inhabited census villages across the country were electrified as  on 28.04.2018. In order to ensure close monitoring and smooth implementation, the progress of rural electrification schemes namely Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli  Har  Ghar  Yojana  (Saubhagya)  is  updated  by  the  respective  State DISCOMs/Implementing agencies on online web portal www.ddugjy.gov.in and www.saubhagya.gov.in, respectively. (c) : Funds are released against sanctioned projects in installments based  on  the  utilisation  of  amount  released    earlier  and  fulfillment  of stipulated conditions under DDUGJY and Saubhagya.  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 Saubhagya, respectively.  The State-wise details are given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively. Based on the requests received from the States, an additional amount  of  Rs.11,996  crore  has  been  sanctioned  for  14  States  under DDUGJY for creation of additional infrastructure  to  cater  to  the  need  of

(d) & (e) : household electrification under Saubhagya scheme.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (c)  OF  THE  STATEMENT  LAID  IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 222 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON    27.12.2018 REGARDING RURAL ELECTRIFICATION.

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State-wise grant disbursed during the last three years under DDUGJY including RE Component

(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         | 36        | 33        | 76      |
| 16           | Meghalaya           | -         | 26        | 58        | 83      |
| 17           | Mizoram             | 19        | 14        | 42        | 75      |
| 18           | Nagaland            | 48        | 21        | 24        | 93      |
| 19           | Odisha              | 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         | 27        | 60        | 93      |
| 25           | Tripura             | 49        | 78        | 62        | 189     |
| 26 Uttar     | Pradesh             | 1,249     | 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  |                     | 4599      | 7932      | 8995      | 21527   |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (c)  OF  THE  STATEMENT  LAID  IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 222 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON    27.12.2018 REGARDING RURAL ELECTRIFICATION.

*********** State-wise grant released under Saubhagya scheme during the

FY 2017-18 (since inception on 11.10.2017)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the 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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