Lok Sabha Question No. 2061 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Rural Electrification
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2061 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.09.2020

## RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

2061. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has sought information/report from the 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 quantum of funds allocated to each State for rural electrification during the last three years and the current year;
- (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, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a)  &  (b):     Yes,  Sir.  Progress  of  rural  electrification  under  the  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 the online web portal www.ddugjy.gov.in and www.saubhagya.gov.in respectively.

………2.

As reported by  the  States,  all  inhabited  census  villages  across  the country stand electrified on 28.04.2018.

(c) :       Funds are released against projects sanctioned under DDUGJY and Saubhagya schemes in installments, based on utilisation of funds already released and fulfillment of stipulated conditions. Grants of Rs.32,204 crore and Rs.5,117 crore have been disbursed to the States/DISCOMs in the last three years and the current year i.e., 2017-18 to 2020-21 (up to 31.08.2020) under  DDUGJY  and  Saubhagya  Schemes  respectively.   The  State-wise details are given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II.

(d)  &  (e)  :   Yes,  Sir.  Based  on  the  requests  received  from  the  States,  an additional  amount  of  Rs.14,178.86  crore  has  been  sanctioned  for  20 States/UTs under DDUGJY for creation of additional infrastructure necessary for household electrification under Saubhagya scheme.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2061 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 22.09.2020 ***************

State-wise & Year-wise Grant disbursed under DDUGJY (including additional infra) during the last three years and the current year i.e. 2017-18 to 202021 (till 31.08.2020)

Rs. in crore

Grant disbursed

| SI. No.   | Name of the States      | Grant disbursed   |
|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh          | 356               |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh       | 309               |
| 3         | Assam                   | 2,185             |
| 4         | Bihar                   | 4,073             |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh            | 702               |
| 6         | Gujarat                 | 324               |
| 7         | Haryana                 | 121               |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh        | 54                |
| 9         |                         | 671               |
| 10        | J&K Jharkhand           | 2,938             |
| 11        | Karnataka               | 938               |
| 12        | Kerala                  | 152               |
| 13        | Ladakh                  | 47                |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh          | 2,010             |
| 15        | Maharashtra             | 923               |
| 16        | Manipur                 | 135               |
| 17        | Meghalaya               | 383               |
| 18        | Mizoram                 | 97                |
| 19        | Nagaland                | 107               |
| 20        | Odisha                  | 2,112             |
| 21        | Punjab                  | 172               |
| 22        | Rajasthan               | 2,328             |
| 23        | Sikkim                  | 67                |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu              | 302               |
| 25        | Telangana               | 195               |
| 26        | Tripura                 | 269               |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh           | 7,858             |
| 28        | Uttarakhand             | 572               |
| 29        | West Bengal             | 1,784             |
| 30        | Goa                     | 10                |
| 31        | D&N Haveli              | 1                 |
| 32        | Puducherry              | 5                 |
| 33        | Andaman Nicobar Islands | 3                 |
|           | Total                   | 32,204            |

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ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2061 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 22.09.2020 ***************

## State-wise grant disbursed since launch of Saubhagya scheme on 11.10.2017 up to 31.08.2020

Grant disbursed

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States   | Grant disbursed (Rs. in Crore)   |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 153                              |
| 2         | Assam                | 603                              |
| 3         | Bihar                | 468                              |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh         | 320                              |
| 5         | Haryana 3            |                                  |
| 6         | Himachal Pradesh 4   |                                  |
| 7         | J&K                  | 53                               |
| 8         | Jharkhand            | 157                              |
| 9         | Karnataka 39         |                                  |
| 10        | Kerala               | 55                               |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh       | 407                              |
| 12        | Maharashtra          | 198                              |
| 13        | Manipur 84           |                                  |
| 14        | Meghalaya            | 187                              |
| 15        | Mizoram 41           |                                  |
| 16        | Nagaland             | 39                               |
| 17        | Odisha               | 245                              |
| 18        | Rajasthan            | 222                              |
| 19        | Sikkim               | 2                                |
| 20        | Telangana            | 15                               |
| 21        | Tripura              | 245                              |
| 22        | Uttar Pradesh        | 1,412                            |
| 23        | Uttarakhand          | 43                               |
| 24        | West Bengal          | 123                              |
| Total     | Total                | 5,117                            |

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