Lok Sabha Question No. 35 (STARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Saubhagya Scheme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.35 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2018

## SAUBHAGYA SCHEME

*35. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the aims and objectives of the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana 'Saubhagya'  and  the  type  of  assistance  being  provided  by  the  Government  to achieve the objectives of the scheme;

(b) whether the Government has fixed any dateline for the completion of the scheme, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the  names of the States with whom agreements have been signed under the scheme and the names of the States which have forwarded proposals/project reports as of now under the scheme;

(d) whether his Ministry has entrusted the Department of Posts to conduct a survey  of  un-electrified  households  in  selected  States  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and

(e) the budgetary outlay for 'Saubhagya' scheme for 2018-19 and the quantum of funds allocated to each State?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH )

(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.35 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.07.2018 REGARDING SAUBHAGYA SCHEME.

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- (a) & (b) : Government of India  has  launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli Har Ghar Yojana -'Saubhagya' with an outlay of Rs.16,320 crore including a Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) of Rs.12,320 crore with the objective to achieve universal household electrification by providing last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all households in rural and all poor households in urban areas.    Under Saubhagya, Government of India provides budgetary support towards 60% (85% for special category states) of the project cost.  An additional budgetary support of 15% (5% for special category  states)  is  available  subject  to  achievement  of  100%  household electrification  of  all  willing  households  by  31 st   December  2018.    All remaining  un-electrified  households  are  targeted  for  electrification  by March, 2019.
- (c) : 24 States have submitted their 'Letter of Intent' for Saubhagya, 19 States namely Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Odisha,  Punjab,  Rajasthan,  Tripura,  Uttar  Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal have submitted Detailed Project Reports (DPRs).
- (d) : Ministry of Power had asked Department of Posts for survey of un-electrified households in five States viz. Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand,  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Odisha.    The  survey  covered  1,73,692 villages in above states.
- (e) : For  the  year  2018-19,  an  amount  of  Rs.3,700  crore  was provided for the scheme as GBS for electrification work under Saubhagya, out of which an amount of Rs.1954.50 crore has been released to 18 States as on 11.07.2018.  The State-wise details are at Annexure.    Government has also allowed for raising of funds of about Rs.6373 crore through Extra Budgetary  Resources  (EBR)  during  the  FY  2018-19.    Funds  are  released based on achievement  of pre-defined milestones of the sanctioned projects.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (e)  OF  THE  STATEMENT  LAID  IN REPLY  TO  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  35  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK SABHA ON 19.07.2018 REGARDING SAUBHAGYA SCHEME.

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State-wise  release of funds under SAUBHAGYA As on 11.07.2018

| Sl. No              | Grant amount released (Rs. Crore)   |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1 Assam             | 162.68                              |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh | -                                   |
| 3 Bihar             | 115.40                              |
| 4 Chhattisgarh      | 155.28                              |
| 5 Haryana           | -                                   |
| 6 Himachal Pradesh  | 0.82                                |
| 7 J&K               | 1.81                                |
| 8 Jharkhand         | 142.90                              |
| 9 Kerala            | 15.20                               |
| 10 Madhya Pradesh   | 336.98                              |
| 11 Maharashtra      | 15.17                               |
| 12 Manipur          | 5.85                                |
| 13 Meghalaya        | 7.48                                |
| 14 Mizoram          | 1.77                                |
| 15 Nagaland         | 8.13                                |
| 16 Odisha           | 76.36                               |
| 17 Punjab           | -                                   |
| 18 Rajasthan        | -                                   |
| 19 Tripura          | 17.64                               |
| 20 Uttar Pradesh    | 864.01                              |
| 21 Uttarakhand      | 13.30                               |
| 22 West Bengal      | 13.71                               |
| Total               | 1,954.50                            |

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