Lok Sabha Question No. 888 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Village Electrification under DDUGJY
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.888

## ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION UNDER DDUGJY

888. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of rural households in Assam that have been covered under the village electrification project of  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  during  the last three years and the current year,   constituency-wise;
- (b) the number of unelectrified, partially electrified and completely electrified villages in Assam, including Kaliabor during the said period;
- (c) the  total  number  of  schools,  health  centres,  anganwadis,  and  other  public institutions  electrified  under  the  rural  electrification  programme  of  DDUGJY  in  Assam, including Kaliabor;
- (d) the  total  number  of  streetlights  set  up,  and  the  total  number  of  village  streets granted electric streetlights          as part of  DDUGJY  in  Assam,  including  Kaliabor; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to introduce renewable energy sources under the  DDUGJY  scheme  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  response  of  the Government thereto?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (e):

Government of India launched the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)  in  December,  2014  for  rural  electrification  works  across  the country.  Saubhagya  Scheme  was  launched  was  in  October,  2017  with  the objective of achieving Universal Household electrification for providing electricity connections to all willing un-electrified households by March, 2019. As  reported  by  the  State  of  Assam,  all  the  inhabited  census  villages  stand electrified, as on 28 April 2018.

As  per  the  information  made  available  by  the  State,  17,45,149  HHs  were electrified  in  Assam  by  31.03.2019.  Further,  2,00,000  Households  that  were earlier  unwilling,  gave  their  willingness    later  to  obtain  electricity  connections. They were also electrified  under  Saubhagya.  Thereafter,  the  Govt.  of  India  has also  sanctioned  in  July,  2021,  electrification  of  4,80,249  Households  that  were unwilling earlier, but have opted for connections now.

DDUGJY and Saubhagya provide for electrification of households. Electrification of schools, health centres and other public institutions are to be carried out by the States under other schemes. DDUGJY and Saubhagya did not have provisions for Street lights, which are to be installed under other schemes.

The  Constituency-wise  details  of  households  covered  under  DDUGJY  under  On Grid  and  Off  Grid  are  given  as  Annexure  I  &  II.  Under  DDUGJY  scheme, Decentralized  Distributed  Generation  (DDG)  was  executed  for  electrification  of remote villages through solar PV Microgrid and standalone system. The scheme was executed for those villages where Conventional grid connectivity is either not feasible or cost effective. 14886 nos of Households have been electrified in 65 nos. of villages under DDG Microgrids, while 26822 nos. of Households were electrified in 348 villages under DDG Standalone systems.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 888 ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2021

## Constituency-wise  and  year-wise  details  of  households  covered  under DDUGJY (On Grid)

| Sl No.   | Name of       | Constituency Name   | No. of HHs Covered   | No. of HHs Covered   | No. of HHs Covered   | No. of HHs Covered   |
|----------|---------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|          | District      |                     | 2018-19              | 2019-20              | 2020-21              | Total                |
| 1        | Dima Hasao    | Autonomous District | 4722                 | 2284                 | 531                  | 7537                 |
| 2        | Karbi Anglong | Autonomous District | 9348                 | 4521                 | 1051                 | 14920                |
| 3        | Barpeta       | Barpeta             | 18716                | 9051                 | 2105                 | 29872                |
| 4        | Nalbari       | Barpeta             | 2666                 | 1289                 | 300                  | 4255                 |
| 5        | Bongaigaon    | Barpeta             | 12870                | 6224                 | 1447                 | 20541                |
| 6        | Dhubri        | Dhubri              | 14315                | 6923                 | 1610                 | 22848                |
| 7        | Goalpara      | Dhubri              | 9253                 | 4475                 | 1041                 | 14769                |
| 8        | Tinsukia      | Dibrugarh           | 18488                | 8942                 | 2079                 | 29509                |
| 9        | Dibrugarh     | Dibrugarh           | 7027                 | 3398                 | 790                  | 11215                |
| 10       | Nalbari       | Gauhati             | 2666                 | 1289                 | 300                  | 4255                 |
| 11       | Goalpara      | Gauhati             | 9254                 | 4475                 | 1041                 | 14770                |
| 12       | Kamrup Metro  | Gauhati             | 5876                 | 2841                 | 661                  | 9378                 |
| 13       | Kamrup Rural  | Gauhati             | 7193                 | 3479                 | 809                  | 11481                |
| 14       | Jorhat        | Jorhat              | 11630                | 5624                 | 1308                 | 18562                |
| 15       | Sivsagar      | Jorhat              | 29598                | 14314                | 3329                 | 47241                |
| 16       | Golaghat      | Kaliabor            | 7138                 | 3452                 | 803                  | 11393                |
| 17       | Nagaon        | Kaliabor            | 17483                | 8455                 | 1966                 | 27904                |
| 18       | Hailakandi    | Karimganj           | 21325                | 10313                | 2398                 | 34036                |
| 19       | Karimganj     | Karimganj           | 8272                 | 4001                 | 930                  | 13203                |
| 20       | Barpeta       | Kokrajhar           | 18716                | 9052                 | 2105                 | 29873                |
| 21       | Chirang       | Kokrajhar           | 6489                 | 3138                 | 730                  | 10357                |
| 22       | Baksa         | Kokrajhar           | 15125                | 7315                 | 1701                 | 24141                |
| 23       | Kokrajhar     | Kokrajhar           | 13037                | 6305                 | 1466                 | 20808                |
| 24       | Tinsukia      | Lakhimpur           | 18487                | 8943                 | 2079                 | 29509                |
| 25       | Dhemaji       | Lakhimpur           | 9695                 | 4689                 | 1090                 | 15474                |
| 26       | Lakhimpur     | Lakhimpur           | 6457                 | 3123                 | 726                  | 10306                |
| 27       | Dibrugarh     | Lakhimpur           | 7027                 | 3399                 | 790                  | 11216                |
| 28       | Nalbari       | Mangaldoi           | 2666                 | 1289                 | 300                  | 4255                 |
| 29       | Kamrup Rural  | Mangaldoi           | 7194                 | 3479                 | 809                  | 11482                |
| 30       | Darrang       | Mangaldoi           | 15248                | 7374                 | 1715                 | 24337                |
| 31       | Udalguri      | Mangaldoi           | 18352                | 8875                 | 2064                 | 29291                |
| 32       | Morigaon      | Nagaon              | 4704                 | 2275                 | 529                  | 7508                 |
| 33       | Nagaon        | Nagaon              | 17484                | 8455                 | 1966                 | 27905                |
| 34       | Cachar        | Silchar             | 26127                | 12636                | 2938                 | 41701                |
| 35       | Lakhimpur     | Tezpur              | 6458                 | 3123                 | 726                  | 10307                |
| 36       | Sonitpur      | Tezpur              | 19283                | 9325                 | 2169                 | 30777                |
|          | Total         |                     | 430389               | 208145               | 48402                | 686936               |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 888 ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2021

## Constituency-wise  and  year-wise  details  of  households  covered  under DDUGJY (Off Grid)

|         |               |                     | No. of HHs Covered   | No. of HHs Covered   | No. of HHs Covered   | No. of HHs Covered   |
|---------|---------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Sl. No. | District      | Constituency Name   | 2018- 19             | 2019- 20             | 2020- 21             | Total                |
| 1       | Dima Hasao    | Autonomous District | 2275                 | 315                  | 30                   | 2620                 |
| 2       | Karbi Anglong | Autonomous District | 3286                 | 455                  | 44                   | 3785                 |
| 3       | Barpeta       | Barpeta             | 1344                 | 186                  | 18                   | 1548                 |
| 4       | Nalbari       | Barpeta             | 263                  | 36                   | 3                    | 302                  |
| 5       | Bongaigaon    | Barpeta             | 476                  | 66                   | 6                    | 548                  |
| 6       | Dhubri        | Dhubri              | 10005                | 1384                 | 133                  | 11522                |
| 7       | Goalpara      | Dhubri              | 3786                 | 524                  | 50                   | 4360                 |
| 8       | Tinsukia      | Dibrugarh           | 668                  | 92                   | 9                    | 769                  |
| 9       | Dibrugarh     | Dibrugarh           | 333                  | 46                   | 4                    | 383                  |
| 10      | Nalbari       | Gauhati             | 263                  | 36                   | 3                    | 302                  |
| 11      | Goalpara      | Gauhati             | 3786                 | 524                  | 50                   | 4360                 |
| 12      | Kamrup Rural  | Gauhati             | 524                  | 72                   | 7                    | 603                  |
| 13      | Jorhat        | Jorhat              | 1624                 | 225                  | 22                   | 1871                 |
| 14      | Hailakandi    | Karimganj           | 85                   | 12                   | 1                    | 98                   |
| 15      | Barpeta       | Kokrajhar           | 1344                 | 186                  | 18                   | 1548                 |
| 16      | Kokrajhar     | Kokrajhar           | 302                  | 42                   | 4                    | 348                  |
| 17      | Tinsukia      | Lakhimpur           | 668                  | 93                   | 9                    | 770                  |
| 18      | Dhemaji       | Lakhimpur           | 1542                 | 213                  | 20                   | 1775                 |
| 19      | Lakhimpur     | Lakhimpur           | 200                  | 28                   | 3                    | 231                  |
| 20      | Dibrugarh     | Lakhimpur           | 334                  | 46                   | 4                    | 384                  |
| 21      | Nalbari       | Mangaldoi           | 263                  | 36                   | 3                    | 302                  |
| 22      | Kamrup Rural  | Mangaldoi           | 524                  | 73                   | 7                    | 604                  |
| 23      | Morigaon      | Nawgong             | 259                  | 36                   | 3                    | 298                  |
| 24      | Cachar        | Silchar             | 1359                 | 188                  | 18                   | 1565                 |
| 25      | Lakhimpur     | Tezpur              | 201                  | 28                   | 3                    | 232                  |
| 26      | Sonitpur      | Tezpur              | 506                  | 70                   | 7                    | 583                  |
|         | Total         |                     | 36220                | 5012                 | 479                  | 41711                |

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