Lok Sabha Question No. 3720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Electricity to Households under Saubhagya Scheme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3720

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2019

## ELECTRICITY TO HOUSEHOLDS UNDER SAUBHAGYA SCHEME

†3720.  SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  target  to  provide  electricity  to  100 percent households under 'Saubhagya' scheme;
- (b) if  so,  the  percentage  of  households  provided  electricity  so  far  under  the said scheme along with the details thereof, State- wise;
- (c) whether the Government has allocated funds to State Governments for the said scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details of the said allocation, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) & (b) : Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana - Saubhagya with the aim to achieve universal household electrification by providing electricity connections to all households in rural and all poor households in urban areas by March, 2019.

As informed by the States, 99.53%  of total households were electrified  as  on  31.12.2018 since launch of Saubhagya.  The State-wise details are given at Annexure-I.

- (c) & (d) : Under Saubhagya funds are released against sanctioned projects in installments, based  on  the  reported utilisation of amount  in  the previous installment(s) and  fulfillment  of  stipulated  conditionalities.  Accordingly,  grant  of Rs.2958 crore has been disbursed to the States under Saubhagya Scheme up to 30.11.2018. State-wise details are present at Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    3720  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 03.01.2019.

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Status of Household Electrification under Saubhagya

As on 31.12.2018

| Sl. No.    | State             | Households electrified w.e.f. 11.10.2017 (Since launch of Saubhagya)   | Household Electrification (%)   |
|------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    | 1,56,072                                                               | 100.00%                         |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh | 42,608                                                                 | 100.00%                         |
| 3          | Assam             | 13,16,135                                                              | 91.87%                          |
| 4          | Bihar             | 32,59,041                                                              | 100.00%                         |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh      | 6,84,262                                                               | 99.38%                          |
| 6          | Goa               | -                                                                      | 100.00%                         |
| 7          | Gujarat           | 41,317                                                                 | 100.00%                         |
| 8          | Haryana           | 52,774                                                                 | 100.00%                         |
| 9 Himachal | Pradesh           | 12,891                                                                 | 100.00%                         |
| 10 Jammu & | Kashmir           | 3,77,578                                                               | 100.00%                         |
| 11         | Jharkhand         | 13,55,930                                                              | 100.00%                         |
| 12         | Karnataka         | 3,02,204                                                               | 100.00%                         |
| 13         | Kerala            | -                                                                      | 100.00%                         |
| 14 Madhya  | Pradesh           | 19,84,264                                                              | 100.00%                         |
| 15         | Maharashtra       | 10,96,642                                                              | 100.00%                         |
| 16         | Manipur           | 1,02,217                                                               | 100.00%                         |
| 17         | Meghalaya         | 94,942                                                                 | 83.05%                          |
| 18         | Mizoram           | 27,803                                                                 | 100.00%                         |
| 19         | Nagaland          | 1,32,507                                                               | 100.00%                         |
| 20         | Odisha            | 23,99,186                                                              | 100.00%                         |
| 21         | Puducherry        | 912                                                                    | 100.00%                         |
| 22         | Punjab            | 386                                                                    | 100.00%                         |
| 23         | Rajasthan         | 15,48,126                                                              | 97.52%                          |
| 24         | Sikkim            | 14,900                                                                 | 100.00%                         |
| 25 Tamil   | Nadu              | 2,170                                                                  | 100.00%                         |
| 26         | Telangana         | 4,46,020                                                               | 100.00%                         |
| 27         | Tripura           | 1,36,408                                                               | 100.00%                         |
| 28         | Uttar Pradesh     | 74,06,767                                                              | 100.00%                         |
| 29         | Uttarakhand       | 2,17,292                                                               | 100.00%                         |
| 30         | West Bengal       | 7,32,290                                                               | 100.00%                         |
| Total      |                   | 2,39,43,644                                                            | 99.53%                          |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    3720  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON

03.01.2019.

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State-wise Grant disbursed under Saubhagya (since its inception on 11.10.2018)

As on 30.11.2018

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Grant disbursed (Rs. in Crore)   |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 151                              |
| 2         | Assam               | 328                              |
| 3         | Bihar               | 115                              |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh 196    |                                  |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh 1  |                                  |
| 6         | J&K                 | 53                               |
| 7         | Jharkhand           | 143                              |
| 8         | Kerala              | 15                               |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh      | 407                              |
| 10        | Maharashtra         | 67                               |
| 11        | Manipur             | 6                                |
| 12        | Meghalaya           | 27                               |
| 13        | Mizoram             | 29                               |
| 14        | Nagaland            | 34                               |
| 15        | Odisha              | 76                               |
| 16        | Rajasthan           | 23                               |
| 17        | Tripura             | 102                              |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh       | 1,124                            |
| 19        | Uttarakhand         | 13                               |
| 20        | West Bengal         | 47                               |
| Total     | Total               | 2,958                            |

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