Lok Sabha Question No. 815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Progress under Saubhagya
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Arun Sao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.815

## ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## PROGRESS UNDER SAUBHAGYA

815.  SHRI ARUN SAO:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of progress of Pradhan Mantri Sahaj  Bijli Har Ghar Yojana(Saubhagya), State-wise;
- (b) the  total  number  of  beneficiaries  under  Saubhagya  Scheme  in  Chhattisgarh, district-wise including Bilaspur, Mungeli and Gaurela-Pendra- Marwahi;
- (c) the number of families yet to be given the benefits  as  on  date;  and
- (d) the details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred during the last three years and the current year under  Saubhagya,  year-wise?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

- (a) The Government of India had launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana Saubhagya  in  October,  2017  with  the objective of achieving universal  household electrification. The scheme entailed providing electricity connections to all un-electrified households in rural areas and all poor households in urban areas in the country. Under the Saubhagya scheme, as on 31.03.2021 all the States have reported 100% electrification of all the willing un-electrified households, identified before 31.03.2019. As reported by the States, 2.817 crore households have been electrified since the launch of Saubhagya, up to 31.03.2021. State-wise details are as per Annexure - I.
- (b) District-wise  details  of  the  total  number  of  Beneficiaries  under  the  Saubhagya Scheme in Chhattisgarh, including Bilaspur, Mungeli and Gaurela-Pendra Marwahi are as per Annexure - II.
- (c) The State of Chhattisgarh has reported that there are no households that are yet to be given the benefits under Saubhagya Scheme as on date.
- (d) Year-wise details of funds allocated and Funds released to the States during the last three years and the current year under Saubhagya are as per Annexure - III.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 815 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2021

## States- UTs -wise electrification of households since launch of Saubhagya Scheme

| Sl.No.   | Name of the States/ UTs   | No of Households electrified from 11.10.2017 to 31.03.2019   | No of Households (identified before 31.03.2019) electrified from 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2021   | Total HHs electrified as on 31.03.2021   |
|----------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh            | 1,81,930                                                     | 0                                                                                           | 1,81,930                                 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 47,089                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 47,089                                   |
| 3        | Assam                     | 17,45,149                                                    | 2,00,000                                                                                    | 19,45,149                                |
| 4        | Bihar                     | 32,59,041                                                    | 0                                                                                           | 32,59,041                                |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh              | 7,49,397                                                     | 40,394                                                                                      | 7,89,791                                 |
| 6        | Gujarat                   | 41,317                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 41,317                                   |
| 7        | Haryana                   | 54,681                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 54,681                                   |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh          | 12,891                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 12,891                                   |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 3,77,045                                                     | 0                                                                                           | 3,77,045                                 |
| 10       | Jharkhand                 | 15,30,708                                                    | 2,00,000                                                                                    | 17,30,708                                |
| 11       | Karnataka                 | 3,56,974                                                     | 26,824                                                                                      | 3,83,798                                 |
| 12       | Ladakh                    | 10,456                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 10,456                                   |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh            | 19,84,264                                                    | 0                                                                                           | 19,84,264                                |
| 14       | Maharashtra               | 15,17,922                                                    | 0                                                                                           | 15,17,922                                |
| 15       | Manipur                   | 1,02,748                                                     | 5,367                                                                                       | 1,08,115                                 |
| 16       | Meghalaya                 | 1,99,839                                                     | 0                                                                                           | 1,99,839                                 |
| 17       | Mizoram                   | 27,970                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 27,970                                   |
| 18       | Nagaland                  | 1,32,507                                                     | 0                                                                                           | 1,32,507                                 |
| 19       | Odisha                    | 24,52,444                                                    | 0                                                                                           | 24,52,444                                |
| 20       | Puducherry                | 912                                                          | 0                                                                                           | 912                                      |
| 21       | Punjab                    | 3,477                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 3,477                                    |
| 22       | Rajasthan                 | 18,62,736                                                    | 2,12,786                                                                                    | 20,75,522                                |
| 23       | Sikkim                    | 14,900                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 14,900                                   |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                | 2,170                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 2,170                                    |
| 25       | Telangana                 | 5,15,084                                                     | 0                                                                                           | 5,15,084                                 |
| 26       | Tripura                   | 1,39,090                                                     | 0                                                                                           | 1,39,090                                 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh             | 79,80,568                                                    | 12,00,003                                                                                   | 91,80,571                                |
| 28       | Uttarakhand               | 2,48,751                                                     | 0                                                                                           | 2,48,751                                 |
| 29       | West Bengal               | 7,32,290                                                     | 0                                                                                           | 7,32,290                                 |
| Total    | Total                     | 2,62,84,350                                                  | 18,85,374                                                                                   | 2,81,69,724                              |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 804 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2021

Chhattisgarh- Saubhagya Status

| District         |   Total Households electrified under Saubhagya from 11.10.2017 to 31.03.2019 (A) | No of Households ( identified before 31.03.2019) electrified from 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2021 (B)   |   Total Households electrified under Saubhagya (A+B) |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Raipur           |                                                                            12433 |                                                                                                  |                                                12433 |
| Bilaspur(*)      |                                                                            51156 |                                                                                                  |                                                51156 |
| Durg             |                                                                            14017 |                                                                                                  |                                                14017 |
| Raigarh          |                                                                            24049 | 111                                                                                              |                                                24160 |
| Janjgir - Champa |                                                                            25665 |                                                                                                  |                                                25665 |
| Korba            |                                                                            30278 | 1004                                                                                             |                                                31282 |
| Mungeli          |                                                                            26012 |                                                                                                  |                                                26012 |
| Surguja          |                                                                            43871 | 609                                                                                              |                                                44480 |
| Rajnandgaon      |                                                                            24688 | 25                                                                                               |                                                24713 |
| Mahasamund       |                                                                             9311 |                                                                                                  |                                                 9311 |
| Balod            |                                                                            16442 |                                                                                                  |                                                16442 |
| BalodaBajar      |                                                                            40862 |                                                                                                  |                                                40862 |
| Bastar           |                                                                            58779 | 460                                                                                              |                                                59239 |
| Bemetara         |                                                                            30978 |                                                                                                  |                                                30978 |
| Surajpur         |                                                                            36573 | 718                                                                                              |                                                37291 |
| Jashpur          |                                                                            57408 | 266                                                                                              |                                                57674 |
| Dhamtari         |                                                                             6132 |                                                                                                  |                                                 6132 |
| Kabeerdham       |                                                                            28532 | 66                                                                                               |                                                28598 |
| Kanker           |                                                                            23638 |                                                                                                  |                                                23638 |
| Balrampur        |                                                                            44158 | 743                                                                                              |                                                44901 |
| Kondagaon        |                                                                            19630 |                                                                                                  |                                                19630 |
| Koriya           |                                                                            23590 | 1507                                                                                             |                                                25097 |
| Bijapur          |                                                                            15349 | 17884                                                                                            |                                                33233 |
| Gariyabandh      |                                                                            32140 | 200                                                                                              |                                                32340 |
| Dantewada        |                                                                            26390 | 2686                                                                                             |                                                29076 |
| Sukma            |                                                                            17142 | 11266                                                                                            |                                                28408 |
| Narayanpur       |                                                                            10174 | 2849                                                                                             |                                                13023 |
| Total            |                                                                           749397 | 40394                                                                                            |                                               789791 |

Note:(*)Gaurela-PendraMarwahi was carved out of Bilaspur district and inaugurated only in February 2020. SinceBilaspur was already electrified during 2019, hence the details of Gaurela-PendraMarwahi is included in bilaspur data.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 804 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2021

States/ UTs -wise Sanctioned Cost and Grant disbursed under Saubhagya Scheme during the financial year 2018-19 to 2021-22.

Rs. in crore

| SI.   | Name of the       | Sanctioned   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released             | Funds released   |
|-------|-------------------|--------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------------|------------------|
| No.   | States/ UTs       | cost         | 2018-19          | 2019-20          | 2020-21          | 2021-22 (as on 25.11.2021) | Total            |
| 1     | Arunachal Pradesh | 323          | 139              | 14               | -                | -                          | 153              |
| 2     | Assam             | 973          | 403              | 121              | 118              | -                          | 642              |
| 3     | Bihar             | 926          | 199              | 136              | 17               | -                          | 352              |
| 4     | Chhattisgarh      | 648          | 219              | 32               | 42               | 38                         | 331              |
| 5     | Haryana           | 18           | -                | 3                | -                | -                          | 3                |
| 6     | Himachal Pradesh  | 6            | 1                | 3                | -                | -                          | 4                |
| 7     | J&K               | 128          | 45               | -                | -                | -                          | 45               |
| 8     | Jharkhand         | 887          | 83               | 4                | 60               | -                          | 147              |
| 9     | Karnataka         | 79           | -                | 40               | -                | 0                          | 40               |
| 10    | Kerala            | 90           | -                | 26               | 13               | 12                         | 51               |
| 11    | Ladakh            | 5            | 6                | -                | -                | -                          | 6                |
| 12    | Madhya Pradesh    | 873          | 147              | -                | 6                | 89                         | 242              |
| 13    | Maharashtra       | 406          | 140              | 43               | -                | 19                         | 202              |
| 14    | Manipur           | 121          | 35               | 33               | 12               | -                          | 80               |
| 15    | Meghalaya         | 276          | 98               | 88               | 1                | -                          | 187              |
| 16    | Mizoram           | 46           | 35               | -                | 6                | 0                          | 41               |
| 17    | Nagaland          | 64           | 34               | -                | -                | 9                          | 43               |
| 18    | Odisha            | 525          | 168              | -                | -                | -                          | 168              |
| 19    | Punjab            | 2            | -                | -                | 0                | 0                          | 1                |
| 20    | Rajasthan         | 663          | 103              | 76               | 101              | 26                         | 306              |
| 21    | Sikkim            | 2            | -                | 1                | 1                | 0                          | 2                |
| 22    | Telangana         | 35           | -                | 15               | -                | 1                          | 17               |
| 23    | Tripura           | 418          | 237              | 8                | 0                | 15                         | 260              |
| 24    | Uttar Pradesh     | 6,188        | 523              | 26               | 52               | 117                        | 717              |
| 25    | Uttrakhand        | 149          | 22               | 7                | 1                | -                          | 30               |
| 26    | West Bengal       | 259          | 73               | 20               | 16               | 13                         | 123              |
|       | Total             | 14,109       | 2,709            | 696              | 448              | 340                        | 4,193            |

Note: Saubhagya scheme was launched in October, 2017