Lok Sabha Question No. 5391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Solar Street Light Project
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENRGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5391

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2019

## SOLAR STREET LIGHT PROJECT

## 5391. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched Solar Street Light Project to provide electricity in the villages of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of villages and hamlets covered and benefited under the said project during the last five years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has received complaints with regard to any shortcomings and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  any  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  fulfil  the  goals  under  the  said project especially in villages and hamlets across the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (I/C)  FOR  NEW  &  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  AND  POWER AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  &  ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R. K. SINGH)

- (a)  to  (e)  The  Ministry  of  New  &  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  is  implementing  following schemes for installation of solar street lights (SSLs) in the country:
- (i) Off-grid and Decentralised Solar PV Applications Programme: Phase-II and Phase-III
- (ii) Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY) Scheme: Phase-I and Phase-II

Under  Off-grid  and  Decentralised  Solar  PV  Applications  Programme  of  MNRE,  solar  street lights are allocated to various States/UTs based on their demand and capacity available under the Scheme.  The  allocation  of  SSLs  to  different  areas  of  States/UTs  including  the  villages  and hamlets  is  done  by  the  respective  State  Nodal  Agencies  being  State  Implementing  Agencies. Under  this  Programme  Central  Financial  Assistance  is  made  available  up  to  30%  of  the benchmark cost for General Category States and up to 90% of the benchmark cost for Special Category States.

Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY) Phase-I & Phase-II provides for installation of up to 2000 SSLs in selected Parliamentary Constituencies of the country. Under the Scheme, 75% cost of the SSLs is  provided  by  MNRE  and  balance  25%  from  concerned  Member  of  Parliament's  MP  Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) Fund. The Scheme provides for installation of SSLs at the  locations  suggested  by  Hon'ble  MP  including  villages  and  hamlets  of  the  Parliamentary Constituencies.

The State/UT wise number of SSLs reported installed during last five years and current year till 30.6.2019, under above mentioned schemes is given at Annexure.

Both  the  Schemes  provide  for  mandatory  five  years  warrantee  of  SSLs  by  the  supplier  and therefore, proper functioning and up keep of the SSLs is the responsibility of the supplier during warrantee period. On receipt of any complaint within the warrantee period the supplier attends the  complaint  and  the  same  is  supervised  by  the  implementing  agencies  i.e.  State  Nodal Agencies in case of Off-grid and Decentralised Solar PV Applications Programme and Energy Efficiency Services limited (EESL) in case of Atal Jyoti Yojana.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5391 FOR 25.07.2019

## State/UT wise Solar Street Lights installed during last five years and current year (till 30.06.2019)

|      |                   | Solar Street Lights installed                       | Solar Street Lights installed   | Solar Street Lights installed   |
|------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S.No | State/UT          | Under Off-grid and Decentralised Solar PV Programme | Under AJAY Scheme               | Total                           |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 1180                                                | 0                               | 1180                            |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 3937                                                | 0                               | 3937                            |
| 3    | Assam             | 2797                                                | 6652                            | 9449                            |
| 4    | Bihar             | 0                                                   | 31497                           | 31497                           |
| 5    | Haryana           | 12607                                               | 0                               | 12607                           |
| 6    | Himachal Pradesh  | 53942                                               | 0                               | 53942                           |
| 7    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 8350                                                | 0                               | 8350                            |
| 8    | Jharkhand         | 0                                                   | 10955                           | 10955                           |
| 9    | Madhya Pradesh    | 1635                                                | 545                             | 2180                            |
| 10   | Maharashtra       | 2000                                                | 0                               | 2000                            |
| 11   | Manipur           | 10277                                               | 0                               | 10277                           |
| 12   | Meghalaya         | 4527                                                | 0                               | 4527                            |
| 13   | Mizoram           | 4894                                                | 0                               | 4894                            |
| 14   | Nagaland          | 5964                                                | 0                               | 5964                            |
| 15   | Odisha            | 0                                                   | 10527                           | 10527                           |
| 16   | Punjab            | 37404                                               | 0                               | 37404                           |
| 17   | Rajasthan         | 0                                                   | 262                             | 262                             |
| 18   | Tamil Nadu        | 14269                                               | 0                               | 14269                           |
| 19   | Telangana         | 1111                                                | 0                               | 1111                            |
| 20   | Uttar Pradesh     | 12414                                               | 80355                           | 92769                           |
| 21   | Uttarakhand       | 13551                                               | 450                             | 14001                           |
| 22   | Lakshadweep       | 740                                                 | 0                               | 740                             |
|      | Total             | 191599                                              | 141243                          | 332842                          |