Lok Sabha Question No. 3866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Solar Power Generation
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3866

TO BE ANSWERED ON-03.01.2019

## SOLAR POWER GENERATION

3866. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

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

- (a) whether Government has set a target of 100 GW of Solar Power generation capacity by 2022;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, States/UT-wise details where new plants are going to the set up;
- (c) whether there is a decline in the Solar Installation due to clearances or grey areas in GST, if so, the details thereof along with corrective steps taken/to be taken by the Government to achieve the target of 100 GW Solar Power generation by 2010;
- (d) the current status of set up of 23 GW Solar Power generation in the Leh and Kargil Regions, Jammu & Kashmir, details along with the date of completion of work; and
- (e)  the  number  of  houses  built  under  PMAY-G  till  December  31,  2018  State-wise  details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) and (b) The Government has set a target for setting up of 100 GW solar power generation capacity in the country by 2022. The tenders are, generally, issued by Implementing Agencies of the Government of India like Solar Energy Corporation of India, NTPC on pan-India basis and developers are permitted to set up projects anywhere in the country at their discretion depending upon availability of land and solar irradiance, power evacuation systems, ease of doing business etc. Besides the State Government agencies also bring out tenders for setting up solar projects in their states.  The State-wise details of solar capacity installed are given in Annexure-I.
- (c) Solar installation in current financial year are based on the tenders issued in previous years. The GST Council in its meeting on 22nd December, 2018 has clarified that 70% of gross value of all Renewable Energy Plants set up as work contracts would be charged of GST of 5% and balance 30% would be charged at 18%
- (d)  Under  the  scheme  for  setting  up  of  23  GW  Grid-connected  Solar  PV  Projects  in  Leh  and Kargil Districts, for the first phase of implementation, Request for Selection (RfS) for 'Setting up of 2000 MW capacity in Kargil District and 5000 MW in Leh Region' is under finalisation in which the time required for completion of work will be laid out.
- (e) As on 27.12.2018, a total of 9.5 million houses have been sanctioned out of which 6.3 million houses  have  been  shown  as  completed  by  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  under  Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin. State-wise details are given in Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b)  OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3866 FOR 03.01.2019

## COMMISSIONING STATUS OF GRID CONNECTED SOLAR PROJECTS

## (AS ON 30-11-2018)

| Sr. No.   | State/UT          |   Total Cumulative Capacity (In MW) |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar |                                6.56 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                             2641.76 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                5.39 |
| 4         | Assam             |                               16.68 |
| 5         | Bihar             |                              142.45 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        |                               30.78 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      |                              231.35 |
| 8         | Dadar &Nagar      |                                5.46 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu       |                               13.38 |
| 10        | Delhi             |                              106.56 |
| 11        | Goa               |                                0.91 |
| 12        | Gujarat           |                             1790.93 |
| 13        | Haryana           |                              217.09 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                3.89 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                9.85 |
| 16        | Jharkhand         |                               32.07 |
| 17        | Karnataka         |                             5255.1  |
| 18        | Kerala            |                              138.49 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       |                                0.75 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    |                             1536.25 |
| 21        | Maharashtra       |                             1427.79 |
| 22        | Manipur           |                                2.59 |
| 23        | Meghalaya         |                                0.08 |
| 24        | Mizoram           |                                0.2  |
| 25        | Nagaland          |                                1    |
| 26        | Odisha            |                              119.4  |
| 27        | Pondicherry       |                                1.73 |
| 28        | Punjab            |                              905.62 |
| 29        | Rajasthan         |                             3130.99 |
| 30        | Sikkim            |                                0.01 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        |                             2228.44 |
| 32        | Telangana         |                             3410.26 |
| 33        | Tripura           |                                5.09 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     |                              806.01 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       |                              303.18 |
| 36        | West Bengal       |                               39.29 |
|           | Total             |                            24567.4  |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3866 FOR 03.01.2019

## NO. OF HOUSES SANCTIONED AND COMPLETED UNDER PAY-G

| S.No.   | State                  |   Total House Sanctioned |   Total House Completed |
|---------|------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh         |                    80208 |                   36712 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh      |                     1298 |                      58 |
| 3       | Assam                  |                   214713 |                  120836 |
| 4       | Bihar                  |                   934518 |                  265191 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh           |                   786954 |                  492259 |
| 6       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |                     5595 |                      48 |
| 7       | Daman and Diu          |                       14 |                      13 |
| 8       | Goa                    |                       61 |                       0 |
| 9       | Gujarat                |                   200533 |                  148013 |
| 10      | Haryana                |                    20915 |                    9187 |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh       |                     6880 |                    5892 |
| 12      | Jammu and Kashmir      |                    27381 |                    8569 |
| 13      | Jharkhand              |                   528109 |                  343667 |
| 14      | Karnataka              |                   130331 |                   61506 |
| 15      | Kerala                 |                    16760 |                   13943 |
| 16      | Lakshadweep            |                       53 |                       0 |
| 17      | Madhya Pradesh         |                  1397308 |                 1179805 |
| 18      | Maharashtra            |                   426904 |                  275193 |
| 19      | Manipur                |                     9735 |                    3676 |
| 20      | Meghalaya              |                    20572 |                    1949 |
| 21      | Mizoram                |                     3153 |                    2038 |
| 22      | Nagaland               |                     2921 |                       0 |
| 23      | Odisha                 |                   991374 |                  724282 |
| 24      | Punjab                 |                    13999 |                    5995 |
| 25      | Rajasthan              |                   684707 |                  481725 |
| 26      | Sikkim                 |                     1095 |                     875 |
| 27      | Tamil Nadu             |                   293222 |                  125027 |
| 28      | Tripura                |                    24986 |                   17757 |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh          |                  1226036 |                  897774 |
| 30      | Uttarakhand            |                    12529 |                    9132 |
| 31      | West Bengal            |                  1389744 |                 1079188 |
|         | Total                  |                  9452608 |                 6310310 |