Lok Sabha Question No. 279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Electrification in the Country
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH, AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2018

## ELECTRIFICATION IN THE COUNTRY

† 279.  SHRI BHARAT SINGH: SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the extent of electrification carried out in the country during the last four years along with the total expenditure incurred thereon, State-wise; and
- (b) the details of such electrification work carried out in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh during the said period?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) : The  State-wise  details  of  electrification  of  inhabited  census villages,  intensive  electrification  of  electrified  villages,  release  of  free electricity  service  connections  to  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)  Households under Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and electrification of households under Saubhagya scheme during the last four years  across  the  country  along  with  funds  disbursed,  are  placed  at Annexure - I(a), I(b), I(c), I(d).

- (b) : Under DDUGJY, intensive electrification works in 663 electrified villages have been completed and free electricity connections to 20,749 BPL households have been provided during the last four years in district  Ballia,  Uttar  Pradesh.  Similarly,  24,599  households  have  been electrified under Saubhagya since launch of the scheme i.e. for the year 2017-18.

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ANNEXURE-I(a)

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    279  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 19.07.2018.

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State-wise electrification of un-electrified villages, intensive electrification of villages and  free electricity connections to BPL households released under DDUGJY during the last four years

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Un-electrified villages   | Intensive electrification of electrified village   | Release of free electricity connection to BPL households   |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | -                         | 14,822                                             | 7,42,462                                                   |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1,310                     | 146                                                | 6,092                                                      |
| 3         | Assam               | 2,922                     | 7,066                                              | 4,50,729                                                   |
| 4         | Bihar               | 2,983                     | 26,311                                             | 28,44,550                                                  |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 1,114                     | 6,064                                              | 2,87,787                                                   |
| 6         | Gujarat             | -                         | 1,527                                              | 10,998                                                     |
| 7         | Haryana             | -                         | 207                                                | 62                                                         |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh    | 34                        | 855                                                | 328                                                        |
| 9 Jammu & | Kashmir             | 76                        | 58                                                 | 6,490                                                      |
| 10        | Jharkhand           | 2,628                     | 7,725                                              | 2,50,470                                                   |
| 11        | Karnataka           | 39                        | 5,660                                              | 1,98,289                                                   |
| 12        | Kerala              | -                         | 1,830                                              | 1,45,410                                                   |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh      | 503                       | 32,073                                             | 14,49,982                                                  |
| 14        | Maharashtra         | -                         | 349                                                | 15,546                                                     |
| 15        | Manipur             | 465                       | 745                                                | 43,433                                                     |
| 16        | Meghalaya           | 943                       | 58                                                 | 3,702                                                      |
| 17        | Mizoram             | 101                       | 177                                                | 10,755                                                     |
| 18        | Nagaland            | 88                        | 248                                                | 14,503                                                     |
| 19        | Odisha              | 2,913                     | 11,309                                             | 3,22,454                                                   |
| 20        | Punjab              | -                         | 397                                                | 1,206                                                      |
| 21        | Rajasthan           | 497                       | 20,642                                             | 2,95,643                                                   |
| 22        | Sikkim              | -                         | 24                                                 | 3,472                                                      |
| 23        | Tamilnadu           | -                         | 1,679                                              | 23,489                                                     |
| 24        | Telangana           | -                         | -                                                  | 25,265                                                     |
| 25        | Tripura             | 26                        | 540                                                | 61,666                                                     |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh       | 1,535                     | 58,105                                             | 21,94,025                                                  |
| 27        | Uttarakhand         | 65                        | 1,562                                              | 1,617                                                      |
| 28        | West Bengal         | 22                        | 6,723                                              | 72,855                                                     |
| Total     | Total               | 18,264                    | 2,06,902                                           | 94,83,280                                                  |

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ANNEXURE-I(b)

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    279  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 19.07.2018.

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State-wise details of households electrified under Saubhagya scheme during the financial year 2017-18.

| Sl. No.            | Name of the State   | Number of Households Electrified   |
|--------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh   |                     | 81,949                             |
| 2                  | Assam               | 1,10,836                           |
| 3 Bihar            | 4,49,016            |                                    |
| 4                  | Chhattisgarh        | 1,55,490                           |
| 5 Gujarat          |                     | 15,748                             |
| 6 Haryana          | 3,497               |                                    |
| 7 Himachal Pradesh | 1,943               |                                    |
| 8 Jharkhand        | 1,25,389            |                                    |
| 9 Karnataka        | 59,709              |                                    |
| 10 Madhya Pradesh  | 11,49,748           |                                    |
| 11 Maharashtra     | 1,82,896            |                                    |
| 12 Manipur         | 746                 |                                    |
| 13 Nagaland        | 473                 |                                    |
| 14 Odisha          | 1,35,348            |                                    |
| 15 Rajasthan       | 2,12,555            |                                    |
| 16 Tamil Nadu      | 2,170               |                                    |
| 17                 | Telangana           | 23,803                             |
| 18                 | Tripura             | 1,882                              |
| 19                 | Uttar Pradesh       | 11,33,002                          |
| 20                 | Uttarakhand         | 4,960                              |
| 21                 | West Bengal         | 1,94,153                           |
| Total              |                     | 40,45,313                          |

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ANNEXURE-I(c)

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  279 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.07.2018. ***************

State-wise details of Grant disbursed under DDUGJY during the last four years

| Sl. No. Name of the State   | Grant amount disbursed (Rs. Crore)   |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh            | 344.48                               |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh         | 273.44                               |
| 3 Assam                     | 1,451.63                             |
| 4 Bihar                     | 4,255.08                             |
| 5 Chhattisgarh              | 1,051.71                             |
| 6 Gujarat                   | 324.00                               |
| 7 Haryana                   | 31.00                                |
| 8 Himachal Pradesh          | 28.35                                |
| 9 J&K                       | 64.90                                |
| 10 Jharkhand                | 1,198.45                             |
| 11 Karnataka                | 419.03                               |
| 12 Kerala                   | 236.61                               |
| 13 Madhya Pradesh           | 1,815.64                             |
| 14 Maharashtra              | 443.08                               |
| 15 Manipur                  | 163.82                               |
| 16 Meghalaya                | 83.13                                |
| 17 Mizoram                  | 74.65                                |
| 18 Nagaland                 | 93.39                                |
| 19 Orissa                   | 1,974.85                             |
| 20 Punjab                   | 15.17                                |
| 21 Rajasthan                | 1,383.45                             |
| 22 Sikkim                   | 17.93                                |
| 23 Tamil Nadu               | 189.27                               |
| 24 Telangana                | 95.96                                |
| 25 Tripura                  | 236.85                               |
| 26 Uttar Pradesh            | 7,781.38                             |
| 27 Uttarakhand              | 122.09                               |
| 28 West Bengal              | 964.24                               |
| 29 Puducherry               | 1.20                                 |
| 30 Andaman & Nicobar        | 1.26                                 |
| Total                       | 25,136.06                            |

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ANNEXURE-I(d) ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  279 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.07.2018.

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State-wise details of Grant disbursed under Saubhagya during the financial year 2017-18.

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Grant amount disbursed (Rs. Crore)   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1         | Assam               | 41.99                                |
| 2         | Bihar               | 115.40                               |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh        | 42.81                                |
| 4         | J&K                 | 1.81                                 |
| 5         | Jharkhand           | 69.71                                |
| 6         | Kerala              | 15.20                                |
| 7         | Madhya Pradesh      | 260.37                               |
| 8         | Maharashtra         | 15.17                                |
| 9         | Manipur             | 5.85                                 |
| 10        | Nagaland            | 4.93                                 |
| 11        | Odisha              | 76.36                                |
| 12        | Uttar Pradesh       | 864.01                               |
| 13        | Uttarakhand         | 13.30                                |
| 14        | West Bengal         | 13.71                                |
|           | Total               | 1,540.63                             |

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