Lok Sabha Question No. 3715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Progress of Rural Electrification
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3715 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2019

## PROGRESS OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

3715.  SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has sought information from State Governments  about  the  progress  of  the  rural  electrification  in  their  respective State;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  reports  submitted  by  the  State  Governments  in  this regard;
- (c) the details of funds allocated to each State for rural electrification during the last three years;
- (d) whether  the  State  Governments  have  asked  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) & (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 under DDUGJY and Saubhagya respectively.  The Statewise details are given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

(d) & (e) : Based  on  the  requests  received  from  the  States,  an  additional amount  of  Rs.11,996  crore  has  been  sanctioned  for    States  under  DDUGJY  for creation of additional infrastructure to cater the need of household electrification under Saubhagya scheme.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    3715  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 03.01.2019.

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

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl.         | Name of the State   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | Total   |
|-------------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| No. 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          | Orissa              | 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 ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    3715  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON

03.01.2019. *************** 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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