Lok Sabha Question No. 860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Atal Jyoti Yojana
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 860

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11. 2019

## ATAL JYOTI YOJANA

## 860. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

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

- (a) the targets set under the Atal Jyoti Yojana for installation of street lights in the country including Maharashtra; and
- (b) the status of its implementation and achievements made thereunder especially in Maharashtra as on date, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY,  POWER and MoS for  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI R. K. SINGH)

(a) Under Phase-I of Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY), the target was to install around 2000 solar street lights  (SSLs)  in  each  of  the  169  parliamentary  constituencies  in  the  states  of  Assam,  Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh by 31 March 2018.

Under  Phase-II  of  Atal  Jyoti  Yojana  the  target  is  to  install  3.04  lakh  SSLs  in  the  following states/regions:

- i. States  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  Odisha  and  Assam,  which  were  covered  in Phase-I of the Scheme.
- ii. Hilly states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
- iii. North Eastern states including Sikkim.
- iv. Island UTs Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep.
- v. Parliamentary Constituencies covering 48 Aspirational Districts of states other than those covered in (i) to (iii) above.

In  four  Aspirational  Districts  namely  Nandurbar,  Gadchiroli,  Washim  and  Osmanabad  of Maharashtra MNRE plans to install 5,500 SSLs under Phase-II of Atal Jyoti Yojana.

- (b) Under Phase-I of Atal Jyoti Yojana 1,34,342 of solar street lights have been installed in the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh as on 31.10.2019.

Under  Phase-II  of  Atal  Jyoti  Yojana  13,583  solar  street  lights  have  been  installed  as  on 31.10.2019.

State-wise break-up of installations under Phase-I and Phase-II Schemes is placed at Annexure. For  aspirational  districts  of  Maharashtra  covered  under  AJAY  Phase-II,  sanction  is  yet  to  be received for 25% of the cost of installation of Solar street lights in the concerned Parliamentary Constituencies from respective MPLADS Fund.

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Annexure- referred to in Reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 860 for 21/11/2019 regarding Atal Jyoti Yojana

## DETAILS OF SOLAR STREET LIGHTS INSTALLED UNDER ATAL JYOTI YOJANA PHASE-I AND PHASE-II SCHEMES

A. Solar street lights installed under Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY): Phase-I

| S.No.   | State     | Total installation done till 31 st October 2019 (Nos.)   |
|---------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | UP        | 78,722                                                   |
| 2       | Bihar     | 29693                                                    |
| 3       | Jharkhand | 10,535                                                   |
| 4       | Odisha    | 8,733                                                    |
| 5       | Assam     | 6,659                                                    |
|         | TOTAL     | 1,34,342                                                 |

## B. Solar street lights installed under Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY): Phase-II

| S. No   | State          | Total installation done till 31 st October, 2019 (Nos.)   |
|---------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Uttar Pradesh  | 2,449                                                     |
| 2       | Bihar          | 3,812                                                     |
| 3       | Jharkhand      | 1,442                                                     |
| 4       | Odisha         | 2,028                                                     |
| 5       | Madhya Pradesh | 663                                                       |
| 6       | Rajasthan      | 262                                                       |
| 7       | Uttarakhand    | 2,740                                                     |
| 8       | Gujarat        | 187                                                       |
| Total   | Total          | 13,583                                                    |