Lok Sabha Question No. 747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Atal Jyoti Yojana
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-747

ANSWERED ON-17/09/2020

## ATAL JYOTI YOJANA

## +747. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH

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

- (a) the details of the districts included under Atal Jyoti Yojana, State-wise;
- (b) the quantum of funds spent in each district during the last three years under the said yojana, districtwise;
- (c) whether solar lights can be installed in Bhiwani, Mahendragarh and Dadri districts of Haryana under the said scheme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the budget allocated for the said purpose; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY, POWER and MoS for  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  Phase-I  of  Atal  Jyoti  Yojana  (AJAY)  Scheme,  launched  in  September  2016,  covered  all districts of the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.

Under  Phase-II  of  AJAY  Scheme,  launched  in  December  2018,  coverage  was  expanded  to include:

- i. All districts of five states covered under Phase-I
- ii. All districts  of  hilly  states/UTs  i.e.  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jammu & Kashmir,  Ladakh and Uttarakhand
- iii. All districts of North Eastern states including Sikkim
- iv. All districts of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep
- v. Balance 48 aspirational districts other than those covered in (i) to (iv) above.
6. (b) District-wise details of funds spent in AJAY Phase-I  since its launch in September 2016 are placed at Annexure-I and district-wise details of funds spent in AJAY Phase-II since its launch in December 2018 are placed at Annexure-II .
7. (c) to (e) Bhiwani, Mahendragarh and Dadri districts of Haryana are not covered under the AJAY scheme as only aspirational districts of Haryana state are covered under the scheme.

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## ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) OF LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 747 FOR 17.09.2020

District-wise Expenditure Details of AJAY Phase-I since its launch in September 2016

|   S. No. | District        |   Expenditure (in Crs.) |
|----------|-----------------|-------------------------|
|        1 | Barpeta         |                    0.73 |
|        2 | Dhemaji         |                    1.01 |
|        3 | Dibrugarh       |                    2.94 |
|        4 | Golpara         |                    0.28 |
|        5 | Kaliabor        |                    0.36 |
|        6 | Karimganj       |                    2.52 |
|        7 | Nagaon          |                    3.36 |
|        8 | Aurangabad      |                    2.92 |
|        9 | Bettiya         |                    3.96 |
|       10 | Bhojpur         |                    0.91 |
|       11 | Darbhanga       |                    0.5  |
|       12 | Gaya            |                    2.02 |
|       13 | Jamui           |                    1.41 |
|       14 | Jehanabad       |                    0.76 |
|       15 | Kaimur          |                    1.68 |
|       16 | Khagaria        |                    1.15 |
|       17 | lakhisarai      |                    0.88 |
|       18 | Motihari        |                    1.38 |
|       19 | Munger          |                    1.01 |
|       20 | Muzaffarpur     |                    3.36 |
|       21 | Nalanda         |                    3.28 |
|       22 | Nawada          |                    1.66 |
|       23 | Patna           |                    7.16 |
|       24 | Purvi Champaran |                    3.63 |
|       25 | Rohtas          |                    3    |
|       26 | Saharsha        |                    0.8  |
|       27 | Samastipur      |                    6.13 |
|       28 | Saran, Chapra   |                    1.68 |
|       29 | Shekapur        |                    0.55 |
|       30 | Sheohar         |                    0.17 |
|       31 | Sitamarhi       |                    0.3  |
|       32 | Bakaro          |                    0.44 |
|       33 | Chatra          |                    3.36 |
|       34 | Godda           |                    3.36 |

|   S. No. | District          |   Expenditure (in Crs.) |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|       35 | Gumla             |                    0.17 |
|       36 | Hazaribagh        |                    2.97 |
|       37 | Jamshedpur        |                    0.58 |
|       38 | Khunti            |                    3.03 |
|       39 | Palamu            |                    3.36 |
|       40 | Ramgarh           |                    0.26 |
|       41 | Ranchi            |                    0.18 |
|       42 | Balangir          |                    2.89 |
|       43 | Balasore          |                    2.07 |
|       44 | Bargarh           |                    3.36 |
|       45 | Boudh             |                    0.09 |
|       46 | Kandhalmal        |                    1.41 |
|       47 | Mayurbhanj        |                    3.28 |
|       48 | Nayagarh          |                    0.17 |
|       49 | Sambalpur         |                    0.92 |
|       50 | Subarnapur        |                    0.47 |
|       51 | Agra              |                    1.26 |
|       52 | Allahabad         |                    6.72 |
|       53 | Ambedkarnagar     |                    2.09 |
|       54 | Amethi            |                    2.14 |
|       55 | Amroha            |                    1.68 |
|       56 | Azamgarh          |                    3.36 |
|       57 | Badaun            |                    2.41 |
|       58 | Baghpat           |                    2.02 |
|       59 | Ballia            |                    2.08 |
|       60 | Banda             |                    0.39 |
|       61 | Bareilly          |                    0.58 |
|       62 | Basti             |                    3.15 |
|       63 | Bijnor            |                    4.96 |
|       64 | Bulandshehar      |                    4.02 |
|       65 | Chandauli         |                    2.43 |
|       66 | Deoria            |                    3.51 |
|       67 | Etah              |                    3.7  |
|       68 | Faizabad          |                    3.22 |
|       69 | Farrukhabad       |                    2.69 |
|       70 | Fatehpur          |                    3.11 |
|       71 | Firozabad         |                    2.52 |
|       72 | Gautam Budh Nagar |                    2.12 |
|       73 | Ghaziabad         |                    2.29 |

| S. No.               | District             |   Expenditure (in Crs.) |
|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
| 74                   | Ghazipur             |                    1.28 |
| 75                   | Gorakhpur            |                    6.12 |
| 76                   | Hamirpur             |                    1.07 |
| 77                   | Hapur                |                    1.16 |
| 78                   | Jaunpur              |                    4.55 |
| 79                   | Jhansi               |                    0.97 |
| 80                   | Kanpur               |                    3.36 |
| 81                   | Kanpur Nagar         |                    1.68 |
| 82                   | Kasganj              |                    1.82 |
| 83                   | Kaushambi            |                    3.36 |
| 84                   | Khusinagar           |                    1.19 |
| 85                   | Lakhimpur Kheri      |                    1.66 |
| 86                   | Lalitpur             |                    1.37 |
| 87                   | Lucknow              |                    2.94 |
| 88                   | Mahoba               |                    0.89 |
| 89                   | Mathura              |                    2.6  |
| 90                   | Meerut               |                    2.67 |
| 91                   | Moradabad            |                    2.26 |
| 92                   | Muzaffar Nagar       |                    2.88 |
| 93                   | Pratapgarh           |                    0.92 |
| 94                   | Rae Bareli           |                    2.93 |
| 95                   | Rampur               |                    0.42 |
| 96                   | Saharanpur           |                    0.84 |
| 97                   | Sambhal              |                    1.27 |
| 98                   | Sant Kabir Nagar     |                    0.58 |
| 99                   | Shahjahanpur         |                    3.15 |
| 100                  | Shamli               |                    0.46 |
| 101                  | Siddharth Nagar      |                    3.36 |
| 102                  | Sitapur              |                    5.04 |
| 103                  | Sonbhadra            |                    1.46 |
| 104                  | Sultanpur            |                    2.52 |
| 105                  | Unnao                |                    3.36 |
| 106                  | Varanasi             |                    1.06 |
| Total (Rs. in Crore) | Total (Rs. in Crore) |                  227.52 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 747 FOR 17.09.2020

District-wise Expenditure Details of AJAY Phase-II since its launch in December 2018

|   S. No. | State          | District                   | Expenditure (in Crs.)   |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh | Vizianagaram/Vishakapatnam | 7.2                     |
|        2 |                | Kamrup Metropolitan *      | 0.9                     |
|        3 |                | Nalbari *                  |                         |
|        4 |                | Golpara *                  |                         |
|        5 |                | Kamrup *                   |                         |
|        6 | Assam          | Barpeta                    | 1.8                     |
|        7 |                | Golaghat*                  |                         |
|        8 |                | Nagaon*                    | 0.2                     |
|        9 |                | Karbi Anglong              | 1.8                     |
|       10 |                | Charaideo                  | 1.3                     |
|       11 |                | Vaishali                   | 1.7                     |
|       12 |                | Bhojpur                    | 1.8                     |
|       13 |                | Khagaria                   | 1.1                     |
|       14 |                | Muzaffarpur                | 1.8                     |
|       15 |                | Buxar                      | 1.3                     |
|       16 |                | Rohtas                     | 1.7                     |
|       17 |                | Kaimur                     | 0.8                     |
|       18 |                | Nalanda                    | 0.7                     |
|       19 |                | Sitamarhi                  | 1.8                     |
|       20 | Bihar          | Samastipur                 | 0.9                     |
|       21 |                | Bhagalpur                  | 0.5                     |
|       22 |                | Madhubani                  | 3.0                     |
|       23 |                | Purvi Champaran            | 1.8                     |
|       24 |                | Jamui                      | 0.8                     |
|       25 |                | Sheikhpura                 | 0.2                     |
|       26 |                | Munger                     | 0.2                     |
|       27 |                | Aurangabad                 | 0.3                     |
|       28 |                | Supaul                     | 1.1                     |
|       29 |                | Madhepura                  | 0.2                     |
|       30 |                | Banka                      | 1.6                     |
|       31 |                | Gopalganj                  | 1.6                     |
|       32 |                | Katihar                    | 1.6                     |
|       33 |                | Jehenabad*                 |                         |
|       34 |                | Gaya*                      | 1.0                     |

|   S. No. | State            | District              | Expenditure   |
|----------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
|       35 | Bihar            | Arwal*                |               |
|       36 | Bihar            | Darbhanga             | 2.2           |
|       37 | Bihar            | Kishanganj            | 1.5           |
|       38 | Bihar            | Nawada                | 0.8           |
|       39 | Chhatisgarh      | Kanker                | 1.2           |
|       40 | Gujarat          | Dahod                 | 3.6           |
|       41 | Gujarat          | Narmada               | 1.8           |
|       42 | Himachal Pradesh | Mandi                 | 3.1           |
|       43 | Himachal Pradesh | Sirmour               | 0.8           |
|       44 | Ladakh           | Leh                   | 0.5           |
|       45 | Jammu &Kashmir   | Kathua                | 2.8           |
|       46 | Jammu &Kashmir   | Jammu                 | 1.9           |
|       47 | Jharkhand        | Godda                 | 1.8           |
|       48 | Jharkhand        | Chatra                | 1.7           |
|       49 | Jharkhand        | Dhanbad               | 0.7           |
|       50 | Jharkhand        | Sahibganj             | 1.2           |
|       51 | Karnataka        | Raichur*              | 2.4           |
|       52 | Karnataka        | Yadgir                | 0.9           |
|       53 | Lakshwadeep      | Kavaratti             | 3.6           |
|       54 | Madhya Pradesh   | Guna                  | 0.9           |
|       55 | Madhya Pradesh   | Vidisha               | 0.9           |
|       56 | Madhya Pradesh   | Khandwa               | 1.2           |
|       57 | Manipur          | Inner Manipur         | 1.5           |
|       58 | Odisha           | Balangir              | 1.8           |
|       59 | Odisha           | Bargarh               | 0.8           |
|       60 | Odisha           | Jharsugada            | 0.9           |
|       61 | Odisha           | Dhenkanal             | 1.1           |
|       62 | Odisha           | Khordha               | 1.8           |
|       63 | Punjab           | Faridkot              | 1.7           |
|       64 | Rajasthan        | Jalore/Sirohi/Jodhpur | 1.0           |
|       65 | Tamil Nadu       | Ramanathapuram        | 2.3           |
|       66 | Tripura          | Dhalai                | 3.6           |
|       67 | Tripura          | West Tripura          | 1.5           |
|       68 | Uttarakhand      | Paudi Garhwal         | 3.6           |
|       69 | Uttarakhand      | Nainital              | 1.7           |
|       70 | Uttarakhand      | Udham Singh Nagar     | 1.7           |
|       71 | Uttarakhand      | Almora                | 1.5           |
|       72 | Uttarakhand      | Bageshwar             | 0.6           |
|       73 | Uttarakhand      | Champawat             | 0.5           |
|       74 | Uttarakhand      | Pithoragarh           | 0.6           |

| S. No.   | State         | District         | Expenditure   |
|----------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
| 75       |               | Tehri Garhwal    | 1.4           |
| 76       |               | Dehradun         | 1.4           |
| 77       |               | Uttarkashi       | 0.8           |
| 78       |               | Haridwar         | 1.6           |
| 79       |               | Prayagraj        | 1.8           |
| 80       |               | Azamgarh         | 0.9           |
| 81       |               | Gorakhpur        | 1.8           |
| 82       |               | Etah             | 1.1           |
| 83       |               | Kasganj          | 1.0           |
| 84       |               | Farukhabad       | 1.3           |
| 85       |               | Aliganj          | 1.3           |
| 86       |               | Aligarh          | 1.0           |
| 87       |               | Sant Kabir Nagar | 1.4           |
| 88       |               | Sitapur          | 2.0           |
| 89       |               | Hardoi           | 1.9           |
| 90       |               | Jaunpur          | 0.9           |
| 91       |               | Varanasi         | 0.5           |
| 92       |               | Bareily          | 1.7           |
| 93       | Uttar Pradesh | Agra             | 1.7           |
| 94       |               | Kannauj*         |               |
| 95       |               | Kanpur Dehat*    |               |
|          |               |                  | 1.4           |
| 97       |               | Shamli           | 0.4           |
| 98       |               | Kausambi         | 1.7           |
| 99       |               | Kushinagar       | 1.5           |
| 100      |               | Meerut           | 1.4           |
| 101      |               | Moradabad        | 1.4           |
| 102      |               | Bijnor           | 0.8           |
| 103      |               | Lucknow          | 1.1           |
| 104      |               | Bulandshahr      | 1.8           |
| 105      |               | Shajahanpur      | 1.7           |
| 106      |               | Sonbhadra        | 1.6           |
| 107      |               | Badaun           | 0.5           |
| 108      |               | Barabanki        | 1.7           |
| 109      |               | Shravasti*       | 1.1           |
| 110      |               | Balrampur*       |               |
| 111      |               | Chandauli        | 1.7           |
| 112      |               | Bahraich         | 1.7           |
| 113      |               | Amethi           | 0.5           |

| S. No.               | State                | District             |   Expenditure |
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------|
| 115                  | State                | Mirzapur             |           1.5 |
| 116                  | State                | Ferozabad            |           1.6 |
| 117                  | State                | Ghazipur             |           0.9 |
| 118                  | State                | Mainpuri             |           1.3 |
| 119                  | State                | Etawah               |           0.4 |
| 120                  | State                | Mathura              |           1.3 |
| 121                  | State                | Ambedkarnagar        |           0.9 |
| 122                  | State                | Kanpur Nagar         |           1.5 |
| 123                  | State                | Amroha               |           0.1 |
| 124                  | West Bengal          | Malda                |           6   |
| 125                  | West Bengal          | Murshidabad          |           1   |
| 126                  | West Bengal          | Krishnanagar, Nadia  |           3.4 |
| Total (Rs. in Crore) | Total (Rs. in Crore) | Total (Rs. in Crore) |         173.1 |

Note:  Expenditure  for  districts  marked  with  '*'  is  shown  as  consolidated  expenditure  for  the districts falling under common Lok Sabha constituency.