Lok Sabha Question No. 4202 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Electrification of Villages
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Diya Kumari, Riti Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4202 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2019

## ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES

†4202. MS. DIYA KUMARI: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of villages electrified during the last five years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the quantum of funds spent during the said period, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  number of villages  electrified  and  yet  to  be  electrified  in  Pali,  Ajmer, Nagaur and Rajsamand districts of the State of Rajasthan;
- (d) the time by which the remaining villages are likely to be electrified; and
- (e) the  target  in  hours  fixed  by  the  Government  to  supply  electricity  in  the villages every day and its present status in each State of the country?

## 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) to (d) : As reported by the States, all the inhabited census villages across the  country  including  the    districts  Pali,  Ajmer,  Nagaur  and  Rajsamand  of Rajasthan,  stand  electrified  on  28.04.2018.  Under  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  19,779  census  villages  were  electrified.  An  amount  of Rs.41,600 crore was disbursed to the States during the last five years i.e. 2014-15 to  2018-19.      The  State-wise  villages  electrified  and  funds  disbursed  under  the scheme, are at Annexure-I & II, respectively.
- (e) : Supply  of  uninterrupted  and  quality  power  to  all  consumers,  falls under the purview of State Governments/Power Utilities. All the States/UTs have entered into Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of India for  providing  24x7  power  supply  to  all  households,  industrial  &  commercial consumer  from  April, 2019  and adequate  supply of power  to agricultural consumers as per State  policy.  Government of India is supplementing the efforts of the States through its schemes including Deen Dayal Upadhyaya  Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli  Har  Ghar  Yojana-SAUBHAGYA and Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY).  State-wise number of hours of power supply in rural areas, as reported by the States, is at Annexure-III.
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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED

QUESTION NO.4202 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 18.07.2019. ***************

State-wise electrification of inhabited census villages under DDUGJY during the last five years.

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Number of villages electrified   | Number of villages electrified   |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                  | 1,590                            |
| 2         | Assam               |                                  | 2,922                            |
| 3         | Bihar               |                                  | 3,247                            |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh        |                                  | 1,145                            |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh    |                                  | 34                               |
| 6         | Jammu & Kashmir     |                                  | 138                              |
| 7         | Jharkhand           |                                  | 2,744                            |
| 8         | Karnataka           |                                  | 39                               |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh      |                                  | 508                              |
| 10        | Maharashtra         |                                  | 80                               |
| 11        | Manipur             |                                  | 558                              |
| 12        | Meghalaya           |                                  | 1,094                            |
| 13        | Mizoram             |                                  | 101                              |
| 14        | Nagaland            |                                  | 88                               |
| 15        | Odisha              |                                  | 3,294                            |
| 16        | Rajasthan           |                                  | 497                              |
| 17        | Tripura             |                                  | 26                               |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh       |                                  | 1,557                            |
| 19        | Uttarakhand         |                                  | 95                               |
| 20        | West Bengal         |                                  | 22                               |
| Total     | Total               | Total                            | 19,779                           |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4202 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 18.07.2019 ***************

State-wise funds disbursed under DDUGJY during the last five years.

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Funds Released (Rs. In Crore)   |   Funds Released (Rs. In Crore) |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |                                 |                             518 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                 |                             433 |
| 3         | Assam               |                                 |                            2539 |
| 4         | Bihar               |                                 |                            6667 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        |                                 |                            1130 |
| 6         | Gujarat             |                                 |                             505 |
| 7         | Haryana             |                                 |                              53 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh    |                                 |                              43 |
| 9         | J&K                 |                                 |                             607 |
| 10        | Jharkhand           |                                 |                            2561 |
| 11        | Karnataka           |                                 |                             871 |
| 12        | Kerala              |                                 |                             294 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh      |                                 |                            2769 |
| 14        | Maharashtra         |                                 |                             925 |
| 15        | Manipur             |                                 |                             205 |
| 16        | Meghalaya           |                                 |                             238 |
| 17        | Mizoram             |                                 |                             109 |
| 18        | Nagaland            |                                 |                             148 |
| 19        | Orissa              |                                 |                            3335 |
| 20        | Punjab              |                                 |                              57 |
| 21        | Rajasthan           |                                 |                            2627 |
| 22        | Sikkim              |                                 |                              39 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu          |                                 |                             433 |
| 24        | Telangana           |                                 |                             158 |
| 25        | Tripura             |                                 |                             349 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh       |                                 |                           11342 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand         |                                 |                             392 |
| 28        | West Bengal         |                                 |                            2245 |
| 29        | Goa                 |                                 |                               3 |
| 30        | D&N Haveli          |                                 |                               1 |
| 31        | Puducherry          |                                 |                               1 |
| 32        | Andaman Nicobar     |                                 |                               1 |
| Total     |                     |                                 |                           41600 |

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ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.4202  TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 18.07.2019 ***************

## Status of Power Supply to Rural Areas

During May, 2019

|   SL. No. | State                 | Average Hours of Power Supply in a day to Rural Areas   |
|-----------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh        | 23.92                                                   |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh*    | 14.30                                                   |
|         3 | Assam                 | 19.00                                                   |
|         4 | Bihar                 | 22.07                                                   |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh          | 23.00                                                   |
|         6 | Gujarat               | 24.00                                                   |
|         7 | Haryana               | 17.88                                                   |
|         8 | Himachal Pradesh      | 24.00                                                   |
|         9 | Jammu & Kashmir 15.00 |                                                         |
|        10 | Jharkhand             | 17.83                                                   |
|        11 | Karnataka             | 18.63                                                   |
|        12 | Kerala                | 24.00                                                   |
|        13 | Madhya Pradesh        | 23.78                                                   |
|        14 | Maharashtra           | 24.00                                                   |
|        15 | Manipur               | 22.25                                                   |
|        16 | Meghalaya             | 17.50                                                   |
|        17 | Mizoram               | 16.10                                                   |
|        18 | Nagaland              | 21.00                                                   |
|        19 | Odisha                | 20.08                                                   |
|        20 | Punjab                | 24.00                                                   |
|        21 | Rajasthan             | 21.00                                                   |
|        22 | Sikkim*               | 17.13                                                   |
|        23 | Tamil Nadu*           | 24.00                                                   |
|        24 | Telangana             | 24.00                                                   |
|        25 | Tripura               | 23.50                                                   |
|        26 | Uttar Pradesh*        | 17.89                                                   |
|        27 | Uttarakhand           | 23.95                                                   |
|        28 | West Bengal           | 24.00                                                   |

*Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim & Tamil Nadu April, 2019 data has been taken.

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