Lok Sabha Question No. 753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: DDUGJY
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shantanu Thakur, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Kapil Moreshwar Patil, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.753 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2020

## DDUGJY

753.  SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR: SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH: SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL: SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  some  States  are  lagging  behind  in  rural  electrification  under  the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the  details  of  the  villages  partially  electrified  and  fully  electrified  so  far under the yojana along with the details of the villages that are yet to be covered, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the target fixed for implementation of the said yojana in various States and the target achieved so far along with the reasons for not achieving the targets, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  the  proposals  received  from  various  States/UTs  for  loans /grants under the said yojana during the 11th and 12th five year plan periods;
- (e) the details of the proposal taken up by the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) for electrification of rural areas in each State and the amount sanctioned and spent so far during the 11th and 12th Five Year Plan periods; and
- (f) whether households belonging to BPL, SC and ST categories are being given electricity connection under DDUGJY and if so, the details thereof during the last two years, State/UT-wise?

## 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): As reported by states, 73% of works under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) have already been completed. …………2.

(b) & (c) : As reported by the States, all the inhabited census villages across the country stand electrified on 28.04.2018.

(d) & (e) : Under  the  then  prevalent  scheme  Rajiv  Gandhi  Grameen  Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) which was later subsumed in DDUGJY, based on projects proposal received  from  states  and  techno-economic  appraisal  done  by  the  nodal  agency, during the XI Plan, 570 projects of Rs.28,869 crore were sanctioned and a Grant of Rs  22,854.20    crore  had  been  released  against  these  projects  as  on  31.12.2019. During the XII Plan, 560 projects of Rs.23,735.60 crore had been sanctioned and a Grant  of  Rs15,950.20  crore  had  been  released  against  these  projects  as  on 31.12.2019. State-wise details of project cost sanctioned and Grant released during XI & XII Plan are given at Annexure-I.

(f) : Under  DDUGJY,  free  electricity  service  connections  to  36,52,714  and 54,33,999 Below Poverty Line (BPL) households, including SC & ST categories, were provided during the last two years i.e. 2017-18 & 2018-19 respectively. The Statewise details are given at Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) & (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 753 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 06.02.2020. ***************

## Projects sanctioned under DDUGJY (including RE component) during XI & XII Plan and Grant released.

|         |                   | As on 31.12.2019 (Rs. in Crore)   | As on 31.12.2019 (Rs. in Crore)   | As on 31.12.2019 (Rs. in Crore)   | As on 31.12.2019 (Rs. in Crore)   | As on 31.12.2019 (Rs. in Crore)   | As on 31.12.2019 (Rs. in Crore)   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Sr. No. | State             | XI Plan                           | XI Plan                           | XI Plan                           | XII Plan                          | XII Plan                          | XII Plan                          |
|         |                   | No.of projects                    | Project Cost                      | Grant Released                    | No.of projects                    | Project Cost                      | Grant Released                    |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 61                                | 112.7                             | 99.8                              | 205                               | 49.1                              | 27.8                              |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 14                                | 953.9                             | 845.7                             | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 3       | Assam             | 20                                | 2424.5                            | 2203.4                            | 16                                | 1621.0                            | 1158.8                            |
| 4       | Bihar             | 28                                | 5076.6                            | 3560.1                            | 27                                | 5251.5                            | 3019.4                            |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 24                                | 1097.3                            | 874.4                             | 28                                | 310.8                             | 223.5                             |
| 6       | Gujarat           | 22                                | 250.0                             | 224.1                             | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 7       | Haryana           | 17                                | 134.3                             | 104.2                             | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  | 11                                | 258.8                             | 222.3                             | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 9       | J&K               | 9                                 | 351.1                             | 294.0                             | 3                                 | 101.2                             | 27.0                              |
| 10      | Jharkhand         | 9                                 | 1524.8                            | 1269.03                           | 17                                | 1260.9                            | 922.1                             |
| 11      | Karnataka         | 10                                | 365.5                             | 331.1                             | 45                                | 130                               | 53.9                              |
| 12      | Kerala            | 13                                | 179.3                             | 160.1                             | 15                                | 5.3                               | 1.24                              |
| 13      | Ladakh            | 2                                 | 475.8                             | 367.5                             | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 69                                | 2385.6                            | 1768.8                            | 34                                | 1427.3                            | 941.7                             |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 31                                | 594.2                             | 521.3                             | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 16      | Manipur           | 7                                 | 349.2                             | 262.7                             | 6                                 | 222.1                             | 130.1                             |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 5                                 | 402.4                             | 342.5                             | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 6                                 | 181.2                             | 162.6                             | 8                                 | 74.0                              | 58.4                              |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 9                                 | 226.0                             | 201.5                             | 11                                | 92.0                              | 54.7                              |
| 20      | Odisha            | 28                                | 3133.8                            | 2720.3                            | 38                                | 3548.7                            | 2589.5                            |
| 21      | Punjab            | 17                                | 34.9                              | 51.43                             | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 15                                | 732.3                             | 642.5                             | 28                                | 1453.1                            | 1062.1                            |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 2                                 | 121.7                             | 105.6                             | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 29                                | 365.3                             | 319.2                             | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 25      | Telangana         | 44                                | 117.5                             | 92.8                              | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 26      | Tripura           | 3                                 | 141                               | 127                               | 8                                 | 313.6                             | 246.1                             |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 47                                | 4541.6                            | 3105.7                            | 64                                | 7266.0                            | 4989.5                            |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       | 2                                 | 5.0                               | 3.3                               | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 16                                | 2274.1                            | 1870.1                            | 7                                 | 607.6                             | 443.6                             |
|         | Total             |                                   | 28811.50                          |                                   |                                   | 23735.60                          |                                   |
|         |                   | 570                               |                                   | 22854.20                          | 560                               |                                   | 15950.20                          |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 753 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 06.02.2020.

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Free electricity service connections provided to BPL Households in last two years i.e. 2017-18 and 2018-19 under DDUGJY.

| SI. No.   | Name of the State   |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |    301200 |     11760 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   |      1892 |      6399 |
| 3         | Assam               |    245999 |    514281 |
| 4         | Bihar               |    917057 |    859652 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        |     78933 |     34006 |
| 6         | Gujarat             |      4440 |       620 |
| 7         | Haryana             |         0 |      5419 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh    |         0 |        43 |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir     |        97 |     50579 |
| 10        | Jharkhand           |    158175 |    507998 |
| 11        | Karnataka           |     87018 |    190869 |
| 12        | Kerala              |    108327 |      3112 |
| 13        | Ladakh              |         0 |      1857 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh      |    272095 |    343899 |
| 15        | Maharashtra         |      4392 |    382047 |
| 16        | Manipur             |      2784 |     46015 |
| 17        | Meghalaya           |      2544 |         0 |
| 18        | Mizoram             |       285 |      1183 |
| 19        | Nagaland            |      5223 |     54971 |
| 20        | Odisha              |    183685 |   1384305 |
| 21        | Rajasthan           |    166884 |    164042 |
| 22        | Sikkim              |         0 |      3421 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu          |     22297 |         7 |
| 24        | Telangana           |     16909 |    522397 |
| 25        | Tripura             |     31416 |     22947 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh       |   1010062 |    297115 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand         |        46 |      7205 |
| 28        | West Bengal         |     30954 |     17850 |
| Total     |                     |   3652714 |   5433999 |

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