Lok Sabha Question No. 2247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Implementation of Saubhagya
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2247 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.07.2019

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SAUBHAGYA

2247. MS. DIYA KUMARI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  status  of  implementation  and  coverage  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli Har Ghar Yojana 'Saubhagya' in the country;

(b) whether the said Yojana covers all the States and UTs and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the status of implementation and coverage of the said Yojana in the State of Rajasthan, especially in the districts of Nagaur, Pali, Ajmer and Rajsamand?

A N S W E R

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  NEW  & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : Government of  India  launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har  Ghar Yojana - SAUBHAGYA in October, 2017 for universal household electrification by providing last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all households in rural and all poor households in urban areas across the country.   As reported by the States, 2.63 crore households have been electrified since launch of Saubhagya.  State-wise data is at Annexure.

(c) : Government of Rajasthan had earlier updated the status on Saubhagya portal that all willing households in the State stood electrified as on 31.03.2019.  However, the State Government have now informed vide letter dated 10.06.2019  that  1.56  lakh  households  are  un-electrified  and  are  willing  to  take electric connections.

As  reported  by  Government  of  Rajasthan,  the  status  of  implementation  of 'Saubhagya' in Districts Nagaur, Pali, Ajmer and Rajsamand is as under:-

|   Sl. No. | Name of Districts   |   Target No. of Households |   Achievement - No. of Households |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|         1 | Nagaur              |                      22167 |                             21467 |
|         2 | Pali                |                       3472 |                              3472 |
|         3 | Ajmer               |                       1292 |                              1104 |
|         4 | Rajsamand           |                        539 |                               335 |

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    2247  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 04.07.2019.

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| Households electrified since launch of Saubhagya (As on 31.03.2019)   | Households electrified since launch of Saubhagya (As on 31.03.2019)   | Households electrified since launch of Saubhagya (As on 31.03.2019)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                               | State                                                                 | Total Household Electrified                                           |
| 1                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                        | 1,81,930                                                              |
| 2                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                     | 47,089                                                                |
| 3                                                                     | Assam                                                                 | 17,45,149                                                             |
| 4                                                                     | Bihar                                                                 | 32,59,041                                                             |
| 5                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                          | 7,49,397                                                              |
| 6                                                                     | Gujarat                                                               | 41,317                                                                |
| 7                                                                     | Haryana                                                               | 54,681                                                                |
| 8                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                      | 12,891                                                                |
| 9                                                                     | Jammu & Kashmir                                                       | 3,87,501                                                              |
| 10                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                             | 15,30,708                                                             |
| 11                                                                    | Karnataka                                                             | 3,56,974                                                              |
| 12                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                        | 19,84,264                                                             |
| 13                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                           | 15,17,922                                                             |
| 14                                                                    | Manipur                                                               | 1,20,748                                                              |
| 15                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                             | 1,99,839                                                              |
| 16                                                                    | Mizoram                                                               | 27,970                                                                |
| 17                                                                    | Nagaland                                                              | 1,32,507                                                              |
| 18                                                                    | Odisha                                                                | 24,52,444                                                             |
| 19                                                                    | Puducherry                                                            | 912                                                                   |
| 20                                                                    | Punjab                                                                | 3,477                                                                 |
| 21                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                             | 18,62,736                                                             |
| 22                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                | 14,900                                                                |
| 23                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                            | 2,170                                                                 |
| 24                                                                    | Telangana                                                             | 5,15,084                                                              |
| 25                                                                    | Tripura                                                               | 1,39,090                                                              |
| 26                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                         | 79,80,568                                                             |
| 27                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                           | 2,48,751                                                              |
| 28                                                                    | West Bengal                                                           | 7,32,290                                                              |
| Total                                                                 |                                                                       | 2,62,84,350                                                           |

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