Lok Sabha Question No. 947 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Electricity to every Household
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.947 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.06.2019

## ELECTRICITY TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD

†947. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to fulfill its promise of providing electricity to every household in the country;

(b) if so, the number of households that have been provided electricity in rural and tribal areas by March 31, 2019, State-wise;

(c) the  number  of  households  still  having  no  access  to  electricity  in Rajasthan by March 31, 2019; and

(d) the  quantum  of  funds  allocated  and  sanctioned  to  every  State  till March 31,2019 under 'Saubhagya' Yojana?

## 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) : Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj  Bijli Har Ghar Yojana - SAUBHAGYA in October, 2017 with the objective to achieve universal  households  electrification  by  providing  last  mile  connectivity and  electricity connections  to  all households  in  rural  and  all  poor households in urban areas across the country.

(b) : As  reported  by  the  States,  2.63  crore  households  have  been electrified  since  launch  of  Saubhagya  including  those  in  rural  and  tribal areas.  The state-wise data is at Annexure-I.

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(c) : Government  of  Rajasthan  had  earlier  updated  the  status  on Saubhagya portal that all willing households in the State stood electrified as  on  31.03.2019.    However,  the  State  Government  now  have  informed vide letter  dated 10.06.2019 that 1.56 lakh households are un-electrified and are willing to take electric connections.

(d) : The  State-wise  details of projects  sanctioned  and  funds released under SAUBHAGYA as on 31.03.2019 are given at Annexure-II.

In addition to this new projects worth Rs.42,676.67 crore were sanctioned  under  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  in the  country  for  rural  electrification  including  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL) household electrification.  Additional infrastructure works of Rs.14,270.33 crore were further sanctioned to help complete households electrification.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 947 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.06.2019.

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| Households electrified since launch of Saubhagya (As on 31.03.2019)   | Households electrified since launch of Saubhagya (As on 31.03.2019)   | Households electrified since launch of Saubhagya (As on 31.03.2019)   |
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| Sl. No.                                                               | State                                                                 | Total Household Electrified                                           |
| 1                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                        | 1,81,930                                                              |
| 2                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                     | 47,089                                                                |
| 3                                                                     | Assam                                                                 | 17,45,149                                                             |
| 4                                                                     | Bihar                                                                 | 32,59,041                                                             |
| 5                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                          | 7,49,397                                                              |
| 6                                                                     | Gujarat                                                               | 41,317                                                                |
| 7                                                                     | Haryana                                                               | 54,681                                                                |
| 8                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                      | 12,891                                                                |
| 9                                                                     | Jammu & Kashmir                                                       | 3,87,501                                                              |
| 10                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                             | 15,30,708                                                             |
| 11                                                                    | Karnataka                                                             | 3,56,974                                                              |
| 12                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                        | 19,84,264                                                             |
| 13                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                           | 15,17,922                                                             |
| 14                                                                    | Manipur                                                               | 1,20,748                                                              |
| 15                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                             | 1,99,839                                                              |
| 16                                                                    | Mizoram                                                               | 27,970                                                                |
| 17                                                                    | Nagaland                                                              | 1,32,507                                                              |
| 18                                                                    | Odisha                                                                | 24,52,444                                                             |
| 19                                                                    | Puducherry                                                            | 912                                                                   |
| 20                                                                    | Punjab                                                                | 3,477                                                                 |
| 21                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                             | 18,62,736                                                             |
| 22                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                | 14,900                                                                |
| 23                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                            | 2,170                                                                 |
| 24                                                                    | Telangana                                                             | 5,15,084                                                              |
| 25                                                                    | Tripura                                                               | 1,39,090                                                              |
|                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                         | 79,80,568                                                             |
| 26 27                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                           | 2,48,751                                                              |
| 28                                                                    | West Bengal                                                           | 7,32,290                                                              |
|                                                                       | Total                                                                 | 2,62,84,350                                                           |

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  947 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.06.2019. ***************

| SAUBHAGYA - Cost of Projects Sanctioned and GoI Fund Released (As on 31.03.2019)   | SAUBHAGYA - Cost of Projects Sanctioned and GoI Fund Released (As on 31.03.2019)   | SAUBHAGYA - Cost of Projects Sanctioned and GoI Fund Released (As on 31.03.2019)   | SAUBHAGYA - Cost of Projects Sanctioned and GoI Fund Released (As on 31.03.2019)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                            | State                                                                              | Cost of Projects Sanctioned (Rs. Crore)                                            | GoI Fund Disbursed to States by REC (Rs. Crore)                                    |
| 1                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                  | 323.32                                                                             | 140.66                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                  | Assam                                                                              | 972.86                                                                             | 444.71                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                              | 925.63                                                                             | 314.18                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                       | 647.62                                                                             | 261.81                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                            | 18.19                                                                              | 0.00                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                   | 5.93                                                                               | 3.72                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                    | 133.43                                                                             | 53.24                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                          | 887.12                                                                             | 152.43                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                          | 78.66                                                                              | 0.00                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                             | 90.00                                                                              | 15.20                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                     | 872.64                                                                             | 407.47                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                        | 405.88                                                                             | 162.13                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                            | 120.79                                                                             | 40.71                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                          | 275.73                                                                             | 138.96                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                            | 45.62                                                                              | 34.62                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                 | Nagaland                                                                           | 64.05                                                                              | 39.23                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                             | 524.76                                                                             | 244.77                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                             | 1.77                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                          | 571.91                                                                             | 120.23                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                 | Sikkim                                                                             | 2.24                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                          | 35.05                                                                              | 0.00                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                            | 417.53                                                                             | 236.67                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                      | 6,188.24                                                                           | 1386.62                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                                        | 149.34                                                                             | 35.72                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                        | 259.05                                                                             | 107.18                                                                             |
| Total                                                                              |                                                                                    | 14017.35                                                                           | 4340.24                                                                            |

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