Lok Sabha Question No. 1809 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Saubhagya Scheme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1809 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2018

## SAUBHAGYA SCHEME

## 1809. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL: SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient feature of Saubhagya Scheme;
- (b) the  details  of  beneficiaries  of  Saubhagya  Scheme  in  the  country,  Statewise including Bundelkhand;
- (c) whether  274  villages  have  not  been  electrified  even  after  the  launch  of Saubhagya Scheme if so, the details thereof along with the time by which these villages are likely to get the electricity; and
- (d) the details of success of Saubhagya scheme?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) : Government  of  India  launched  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har Ghar  Yojana  -'Saubhagya'  with  the  objective  to  achieve  universal  household electrification by providing   electricity connections to all households in rural and all poor households in urban areas by March, 2019. Under Saubhagya, Government of India gives funds to the States to the extent of 60% (85% for special category states)  as  grant.  An  additional  grant  of  15%  (5%  for  special  category  states)  is also available subject to achievement of 100% household electrification by 31st December, 2018. (b) : As  reported  by  the  States,  the  status  of  state-wise  households electrified since launch of Saubhagya scheme, till 16.12.2018 is at Annexure.  As reported,  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Madhya  Pradesh,  65,47,307  and 19,84,264  connections  to  households  have  been  released,  respectively  as  on 16.12.2018, since the launch of Saubhagya, including those in Bundelkhand. (c) : As informed by the States, all the inhabited census villages across the country stand electrified as on 28.04.2018. As reported by the States, there are 21.73 crore households in the country;  of  these  20.79  crore  households  were  electrified  as  on  30.11.2018  and

(d) : remaining households are aimed for electrification by March, 2019.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    1809  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 20.12.2018. *************** Status of Households Electrification as reported by States

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Number of Households electrified since launch of Saubhagya (upto 16.12.2018)   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Uttar Pradesh       | 65,47,307                                                                      |
| 2         | Assam               | 11,16,278                                                                      |
| 3         | Rajasthan           | 15,18,831                                                                      |
| 4         | Jharkhand           | 12,53,096                                                                      |
| 5         | Odisha              | 22,48,680                                                                      |
| 6         | Karnataka           | 2,67,933                                                                       |
| 7         | Meghalaya           | 50,965                                                                         |
| 8         | Chhattisgarh        | 6,72,559                                                                       |
| 9         | Nagaland            | 99,181                                                                         |
| 10        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 13,964                                                                         |
| 11        | Maharashtra         | 10,19,156                                                                      |
| 12        | Manipur             | 1,02,224                                                                       |
| 13        | Sikkim              | 14,088                                                                         |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 12,874                                                                         |
| 15        | Haryana             | 52,774                                                                         |
| 16        | Uttarakhand         | 2,10,975                                                                       |
| 17        | Tripura             | 1,36,399                                                                       |
| 18        | West Bengal         | 7,32,290                                                                       |
| 19        | Mizoram             | 27,803                                                                         |
| 20        | Telangana           | 4,42,315                                                                       |
| 21        | Jammu & Kashmir     | 3,66,737                                                                       |
| 22        | Bihar               | 32,59,041                                                                      |
| 23        | Madhya Pradesh      | 19,84,264                                                                      |
| 25        | Andhra Pradesh      | 1,53,705                                                                       |
| 27        | Gujarat             | 41,317                                                                         |
| 28        | Puducherry          | 912                                                                            |
| 29        | Punjab              | 386                                                                            |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu          | 2,170                                                                          |
|           | Total               | 2,23,48,224                                                                    |

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