Lok Sabha Question No. 3721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Saubhagya
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3721 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2019

## SAUBHAGYA

3721.   KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of urban electrification achieved under the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijali Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) from 2017 to 2018, State-wise;
- (b) the details of rural electrification achieved under the said scheme from 2017 to 2018;
- (c) the details of urban and rural electrification under Saubhagya in Assam from 2017 to 2018, district-wise; and
- (d) the details of funds allocated, funds released and funds utilised under the said scheme in Assam from 2017 to 2018, district-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (c) : As informed  by the States,  under  Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar  Yojana  (Saubhagya),  8,44,670  urban  households  and  2.31  crore  rural households  have  been  electrified  upto  31.12.2018  since  the  launch  of  the scheme. State-wise details of urban and rural household electrification under the scheme are given at Annexure-I  and  Annexure-II, respectively.

As reported by Assam, 13.16 lakh (13,10,947 rural  + 5,188 urban) households have been electrified in  Assam upto 31.12.2018 since launch of Saubhagya  on  11 th   October,  2017.    The  district-wise  details  are  given  at Annexure-III.

- (d) : Funds are released against sanctioned project in 1installments1 based on the reported utilisation of amount in the previous 1installment(s) and fulfilment of stipulated conditionalities.  Accordingly, grant of Rs.681.78 crore has been released for Assam under Saubhagya, upto 31.12.2018 since launch of the scheme.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    3721  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 03.01.2019.

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## Details of Urban Electrification achieved under Saubhagya from 2017 to 2018 (as on 31.12.2018)

| Sl. No.            | State             | Household Electrified w.e.f 11th Oct,2017   |
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1                  | Andhra Pradesh    | 46,055                                      |
| 2                  | Arunachal Pradesh | 3,866                                       |
| 3                  | Assam             | 5,188                                       |
| 4 Bihar            |                   | 31,208                                      |
| 5                  | Chhattisgarh      | 21,439                                      |
| 6 Gujarat          |                   |                                             |
| 7 Haryana          | 875               |                                             |
| 8 Himachal Pradesh | 85                |                                             |
| 9 Jammu & Kashmir  | 15,994            |                                             |
| 10 Jharkhand       | 40                |                                             |
| 11                 | 2,000             | Karnataka                                   |
| 12 Kerala          |                   |                                             |
| 13 Madhya Pradesh  | 45,293            |                                             |
| 14 Maharashtra     |                   | 2,83,365                                    |
| 15 Manipur         |                   | 4,400                                       |
| 16 Meghalaya       | 2,725             |                                             |
| 17 Mizoram         |                   | 3,351                                       |
| 18 Nagaland        | 8,519             |                                             |
| 19 Odisha          |                   | 2,02,598                                    |
| 20 Rajasthan       | 13,648            |                                             |
| 21 Telangana       | 70                |                                             |
| 22 Uttar Pradesh   |                   | 1,27,449                                    |
| 23                 | Uttarakhand       | 26,502                                      |
|                    | Total             | 8,44,670                                    |

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## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    3721  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 03.01.2019.

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## Details of Rural Electrification achieved under Saubhagya from 2017 to 2018 (as on 31.12.2018)

| Sl. No.   | State             | Household Electrified w.e.f 11th Oct,2017   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 1,10,023                                    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 38,742                                      |
| 3         | Assam             | 13,10,947                                   |
| 4         | Bihar             | 32,27,833                                   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 6,62,823                                    |
| 6         | Goa               |                                             |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 41,317                                      |
| 8         | Haryana           | 51,899                                      |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 12,806                                      |
| 10 Jammu  | & Kashmir     | 3,61,584                                    |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 13,55,890                                   |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 3,00,204                                    |
| 13        | Kerala            |                                             |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 19,38,971                                   |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 8,13,277                                    |
| 16        | Manipur           | 97,817                                      |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | 92,217                                      |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 24,452                                      |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 1,23,988                                    |
| 20        | Odisha            | 21,96,588                                   |
| 21        | Puducherry        | 912                                         |
| 22        | Punjab            | 386                                         |
| 23        | Rajasthan         | 15,34,478                                   |
| 24        | Sikkim            | 14,900                                      |
| 25 Tamil  | Nadu              | 2,170                                       |
| 26        | Telangana         | 4,45,950                                    |
| 27        | Tripura           | 1,36,408                                    |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh     | 72,79,318                                   |
| 29        | Uttarakhand       | 1,90,790                                    |
| 30        | West Bengal       | 7,32,290                                    |
|           | Total             | 2,30,98,980                                 |

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ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    3721  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 03.01.2019.

*************** District-wise details of urban and rural electrification under Saubhagya in

Assam from 2017 to 2018 (as on 31.12.2018)

| District            | Household Electrified w.e.f 11 th Oct,2017   | Household Electrified w.e.f 11 th Oct,2017   |
|---------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|                     | Rural                                        | Urban                                        |
| Nagaon              | 71039                                        | 0                                            |
| Dhubri              | 81005                                        | 1908                                         |
| Kamrup Metropolitan | 8371                                         | 85                                           |
| Barpeta             | 94913                                        | 480                                          |
| Dibrugarh           | 48249                                        | 0                                            |
| Cachar              | 73267                                        | 140                                          |
| Kamrup              | 52769                                        | 0                                            |
| Tinsukia            | 66385                                        | 0                                            |
| Jorhat              | 27707                                        | 0                                            |
| Goalpara            | 71713                                        | 0                                            |
| Sonitpur            | 48309                                        | 322                                          |
| Karbi Anglong       | 43419                                        | 0                                            |
| Karimganj           | 40079                                        | 116                                          |
| Golaghat            | 23475                                        | 167                                          |
| Marigaon            | 41509                                        | 339                                          |
| Sibsagar            | 40879                                        | 0                                            |
| Lakhimpur           | 49922                                        | 0                                            |
| Udalguri            | 59003                                        | 0                                            |
| Darrang             | 63955                                        | 740                                          |
| Baksa               | 66516                                        | 115                                          |
| Kokrajhar           | 43695                                        | 87                                           |
| Bongaigaon          | 21328                                        | 52                                           |
| Nalbari             | 36917                                        | 20                                           |
| Hailakandi          | 49010                                        | 95                                           |
| Dhemaji             | 41133                                        | 0                                            |
| Chirang             | 31462                                        | 522                                          |
| Dima Hasao          | 14918                                        | 0                                            |
| Total               | 13,10,947                                    | 5,188                                        |

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