Lok Sabha Question No. 719 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Universal Household Electrification
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari, Krupal Balaji Tumane, Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Ajay Kumar Mandal, Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.719

## ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## UNIVERSAL HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIFICATION

719. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Pradhan  Mantri    Sahaj    Bijli    Har    Ghar   Yojana  -  Saubhagya  has succeeded  in  universal  household  electrification  in  the  country  including Assam, Bihar, Maharashtra and Kerala;
- (b)
- if  so,  the  details thereof, State  and  year-wise;
- (c) the funds allocated, sanctioned and utilised under Saubhagya since 2017 till date, State/UT-wise including Assam, Bihar, Maharashtra and Kerala;
- (d) the  details  of  households  electrified  under  Saubhagya  scheme  in  the  country State-wise;  and
- (e) the  purpose  behind  continuing  the  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana (DDUGJY)  for  rural  electrification  in  the  country  where  the  State  has  attained  100% electrification through the Saubhagya scheme thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a)  to  (d):  Yes  Sir,    Saubhagya  has  succeeded in universal electrification in the country including  Assam,  Bihar  and  Maharashtra.  As  reported  by  the  States,  2.817  crore households  (including  Assam,  Bihar  and  Maharashtra)  have  been  electrified  since  the launch of Saubhagya, up to 31.03.2021. Though, Kerala had achieved 100% electrification before the launch of Saubhagya, it was affected by a cyclone during August, 2018 and hence the re-electrification of households was also approved by the Ministry. The Statewise  details  of  household   electrification  under Saubhagya are at Annexure I. State/UT-

wise  details  of  sanctioned  cost  and  funds  released  including  those  in  Assam,  Bihar, Maharashtra and Kerala are at Annexure-II.

(e): Rural electrification not only involves electrification of un-electrified villages and households, but also, strengthening & augmentation of sub-transmission and distribution infrastructure,  to  improve  the  quality  and  reliability  of  power  supply.  Though,  the Saubhagya  scheme  was  completed  on  31.03.2019,  ensuring  24x7  access,  quality  and reliability  of  supply  are  important  aspects  to  meet  the  expectations  of  people  at  large. Deendayal Upadhaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) is an integrated scheme covering all aspects of electrification, as stated above and hence was continued to meet the goals of the power sector.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 719 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2021

| Sl. No.        | State             | Households Electrified since launch of Saubhagya Scheme   | Households Electrified since launch of Saubhagya Scheme   | Households Electrified since launch of Saubhagya Scheme   | Households Electrified since launch of Saubhagya Scheme   | Households Electrified since launch of Saubhagya Scheme   |
|----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.        | State             | 2017-18                                                   | 2018-19                                                   | 2019-20                                                   | 2020-21                                                   | Total                                                     |
| 1              | Andhra Pradesh    | 81,949                                                    | 99,981                                                    | 0                                                         |                                                           | 181,930                                                   |
| 2              | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                                                         | 47,089                                                    | 0                                                         |                                                           | 47,089                                                    |
| 3              | Assam             | 110,836                                                   | 1,634,313                                                 | 197,807                                                   | 2,193                                                     | 1,945,149                                                 |
| 4              | Bihar             | 449,016                                                   | 2,810,025                                                 | 0                                                         |                                                           | 3,259,041                                                 |
| 5              | Chhattisgarh      | 155,490                                                   | 593,907                                                   | 29,534                                                    | 10,860                                                    | 789,791                                                   |
| 6              | Gujarat           | 15,748                                                    | 25,569                                                    | 0                                                         |                                                           | 41,317                                                    |
| 7              | Haryana           | 3,497                                                     | 51,184                                                    | 0                                                         |                                                           | 54,681                                                    |
| 8 Pradesh      |                   | 1,943                                                     | 10,948                                                    | 0                                                         |                                                           | 12,891                                                    |
| 9 Jammu &      | Kashmir           | 0                                                         | 387,501                                                   | 0                                                         |                                                           | 387,501                                                   |
| 10 Jharkhand   |                   | 125,389                                                   | 1,405,319                                                 | 131,880                                                   | 68,120                                                    | 1,730,708                                                 |
| 11             | Karnataka         | 59,709                                                    | 297,265                                                   | 26,824                                                    |                                                           | 383,798                                                   |
| 12 Madhya      | Pradesh           | 1,149,748                                                 | 834,516                                                   | 0                                                         |                                                           | 1,984,264                                                 |
| 13 Maharashtra |                   | 182,896                                                   | 1,335,026                                                 | 0                                                         |                                                           | 1,517,922                                                 |
| 14 Manipur     |                   | 746                                                       | 102,002                                                   | 5,367                                                     |                                                           | 108,115                                                   |
| 15 Meghalaya   |                   | 0                                                         | 199,839                                                   | 0                                                         |                                                           | 199,839                                                   |
| 16 Mizoram     |                   | 0                                                         | 27,970                                                    | 0                                                         |                                                           | 27,970                                                    |
| 17 Nagaland    |                   | 473                                                       | 132,034                                                   | 0                                                         |                                                           | 132,507                                                   |
| 18 Odisha      |                   | 135,348                                                   | 2,317,096                                                 | 0                                                         |                                                           | 2,452,444                                                 |
| 19 Puducherry  |                   | 0                                                         | 912                                                       | 0                                                         |                                                           | 912                                                       |
| 20 Punjab      |                   | 0                                                         | 3,477                                                     | 0                                                         |                                                           | 3,477                                                     |
| 21 Rajasthan   |                   | 212,555                                                   | 1,650,181                                                 | 212,786                                                   |                                                           | 2,075,522                                                 |
| 22             | Sikkim            | 0                                                         | 14,900                                                    | 0                                                         |                                                           | 14,900                                                    |
| 23 Tamil       | Nadu              | 2,170                                                     | 0                                                         | 0                                                         |                                                           | 2,170                                                     |
| 24             | Telangana         | 23,803                                                    | 491,281                                                   | 0                                                         |                                                           | 515,084                                                   |
| 25             | Tripura           | 1,882                                                     | 137,208                                                   | 0                                                         |                                                           | 139,090                                                   |
| 26             | Uttar Pradesh     | 1,133,002                                                 | 6,847,566                                                 | 788,083                                                   | 411,920                                                   | 9,180,571                                                 |
| 27             | Uttarakhand       | 4,960                                                     | 243,791                                                   | 0                                                         |                                                           | 248,751                                                   |
| 28             | West Bengal       | 194,153                                                   | 538,137                                                   | 0                                                         |                                                           | 732,290                                                   |
|                | Total             | 4,045,313                                                 | 22,239,037                                                | 1,392,281                                                 | 493,093                                                   | 28,169,724                                                |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.719 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2021

| SI. No.        | Name of the States   | Sanctioned cost   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22 (as on 25.11.2021)   | Total   | Funds utilised by the States   |
|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|---------|--------------------------------|
| 1              | Arunachal Pradesh    | 323 -             |           | 139       | 14 -      | -         | 153                          |         | 153                            |
| 2              | Assam                | 973 42            |           | 403       | 121       | 118       | -                            | 684     | 684                            |
| 3              | Bihar                | 926               | 115       | 199       | 136       | 17        | -                            | 468     | 468                            |
| 4 Chhattisgarh | 648                  | 43                |           | 219       | 32        | 42        | 38                           | 374     | 374                            |
| 5 Haryana      | 18                   |                   | -         | -         | 3         | -         | -                            | 3       | 3                              |
| 6 Himachal     | Pradesh              | 6                 | -         | 1         | 3         | -         | -                            | 4       | 4                              |
| 7 J&K          | 128                  |                   | 2         | 45        | -         | -         | -                            | 47      | 31                             |
| 8 Jharkhand    | 887                  |                   | 70        | 83        | 4         | 60        | -                            | 217     | 217                            |
| 9 Karnataka    |                      | 79                | -         | -         | 40        | -         | 0                            | 40      | 40                             |
| 10             | Kerala 90            |                   | 15        | -         | 26        | 13        | 12                           | 66      | 66                             |
| 11             | Ladakh               | 5                 | -         | 6         | -         | -         | -                            | 6       | 6                              |
| 12 Madhya      | Pradesh              | 873               | 260       | 147       | -         | 6         | 89                           | 502     | 502                            |
| 13             | Maharashtra          | 406               | 15        | 140       | 43        | -         | 19                           | 217     | 217                            |
| 14             | Manipur              | 121               | 6         | 35        | 33        | 12        | -                            | 86      | 86                             |
| 15 Meghalaya   |                      | 276               | -         | 98        | 88        | 1         | -                            | 187     | 187                            |
| 16 Mizoram     |                      | 46                | -         | 35        | -         | 6         | 0                            | 41      | 41                             |
| 17 Nagaland    |                      | 64                | 5         | 34        | -         | -         | 9                            | 48      | 48                             |
| 18             | Orissa               | 525               | 76        | 168       | -         | -         | -                            | 245     | 245                            |
| 19 Punjab      |                      | 2                 | -         | -         | -         | 0         | 0                            | 1       | 1                              |
| 20             | Rajasthan            | 663               | -         | 103       | 76        | 101       | 26                           | 306     | 306                            |
| 21             | Sikkim               | 2                 | -         | -         | 1         | 1         | 0                            | 2       | 2                              |
| 22             | Telangana            | 35                | -         | -         | 15        | -         | 1                            | 17      | 17                             |
| 23             | Tripura              | 418               | -         | 237       | 8         | 0         | 15                           | 260     | 260                            |
| 24 Uttar       | Pradesh 6,188        |                   | 864       | 523       | 26        | 52        | 117                          | 1,581   | 1,581                          |
| 25             | Uttrakhand           | 149               | 13        | 22        | 7         | 1         | -                            | 43      | 43                             |
| 26 West        | Bengal               | 259               | 14        | 73        | 20        | 16        | 13                           | 137     | 137                            |
| Total          | Total                | 14,109            | 1,541     | 2,709     | 696       | 448       | 340                          | 5,733   | 5,718                          |

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