Lok Sabha Question No. 831 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Performance Evaluation of DDUGJY
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.831

## ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF DDUGJY

†831.  SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  evaluated  the  performance  of  the  Deen  Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) across the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  along with the outcomes thereof, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) the number of villages electrified during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether  any  specific  steps  have  been  taken  for  the  electrification  of  the remaining villages; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (e) : The performance of the Deen Dayal Upadyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY),  since  then  closed  on  31.03.2022,  was  regularly  monitored  by  Ministry  of Power, for the entire country including in the State of Madhya Pradesh at various levels from time to time.

Following  steps  were  taken  by  the  Government  for  implementation  and completion of the projects:

- i. At  Central  level,  inter-ministerial  Monitoring  Committee  on  DDUGJY  headed  by the Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India monitored the implementation  of  the  scheme.  Besides  this,  the  progress  of  scheme  was  also being  reviewed  with  the  States  /  Power  Utilities  in  Review,  Planning  and Monitoring (RPM) meetings of Ministry of Power.
- ii. At State level, a Committee under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary monitored the progress to resolve issues relating to implementation. Further, the progress was reviewed on a monthly basis and on a fortnightly basis.

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- iii. Rural  Electrification  Corporation  Limited  (REC),  the  nodal  agency,  monitored implementation of the scheme through its State Offices at field level. The nodal agency has recently appointed third party M/s Ernst & Young LLP, New Delhi for post implementation evaluation of DDUGJY, report of the same is under process.
- iv. At District level, (DISHA) District Development  Coordination & Monitoring Committee  meetings  [under  the  aegis  of  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  and District Electricity Committee (DEC)]  headed by senior-most Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) of the district & other MPs of the district as co-chair with District Magistrate as Convener, reviewed the progress.

As reported by the States, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages across  the  country  stand  electrified  as  on  28th  April,  2018  under  DDUGJY.    Under DDUGJY,  18,374  un-electrified  census  villages  were  reported  to  be  electrified  from 2014-15  till  28.04.2018.  State-wise  number  of  villages  electrified  under  DDUGJY  is available as Annexure.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION    NO. 831 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.07.2022

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STATE-WISE  NUMBER  OF  INHABITED  UNELECTRIFIED  CENSUS  VILLAGES ELECTRIFIED DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2015-16 TO 2018-19.

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States   | Total   |
|-----------|----------------------|---------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 1,483   |
| 2         | Assam                | 2,732   |
| 3         | Bihar                | 2,906   |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh         | 1,078   |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh     | 28      |
| 6         | Jammu & Kashmir 129  |         |
| 7         | Jharkhand            | 2,583   |
| 8         | Karnataka            | 39      |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh       | 422     |
| 10        | Maharashtra 80       |         |
| 11        | Manipur 366          |         |
| 12        | Meghalaya 1,051      |         |
| 13        | Mizoram 54           |         |
| 14        | Nagaland 78          |         |
| 15        | Odisha               | 3,281   |
| 16        | Rajasthan            | 427     |
| 17        | Tripura              | 26      |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh        | 1,498   |
| 19        | Uttarakhand          | 91      |
| 20        | West Bengal          | 22      |
| Total     | Total                | 18,374  |

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