Lok Sabha Question No. 1377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Electrified Villages under DDUGJY
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1377

## ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## ELECTRIFIED VILLAGES UNDER DDUGJY

1377.   SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number of villages electrified under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) in Haryana, district-wise;
- (b) the details of number of houses electrified under the said Yojana in Haryana, district-wise;
- (c) the  quantum  of  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  in  Haryana  under  the  Yojana during the last three financial years; and
- (d) the  details  of  number  of  the  Discoms  that  have  received  financial  assistance  under  the scheme in Haryana?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : Government of India launched Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), in December, 2014 for strengthening the distribution  systems including separation of agriculture and non-agriculture feeders, strengthening and augmentation of sub-transmission & distribution infrastructure,  metering  of  distribution  transformers/feeders/consumers  and  electrification  of villages across the country. As reported by the States, all the inhabited un-electrified villages as per Census 2011 were electrified by 28th April, 2018 across the country under DDUGJY.  A total of 18,374 villages were electrified under this scheme. This scheme got closed as on 31.03.2022.  As reported by the State of Haryana, all the inhabited un-electrified villages were electrified prior to the launch of DDUGJY.

- (b) : A total of 5419 BPL Households were covered under DDUGJY (incl. RE) in Haryana from 2015 to 31.03.2019.
- (c) : No  upfront  allocation  of  funds  was  done  for  any  State/District  under  DDUGJY. Funds were released for sanctioned projects in instalments based on the reported utilization of the  amount  released  in  the  previous  instalments  and  fulfilment  of  stipulated  conditions.  Yearwise details of funds released and utilized in Haryana under the said Yojana are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

|   Grant disbursed and utilized under DDUJY during last three years in Haryana |   Grant disbursed and utilized under DDUJY during last three years in Haryana | Grant disbursed and utilized under DDUJY during last three years in Haryana   | Grant disbursed and utilized under DDUJY during last three years in Haryana   | Grant disbursed and utilized under DDUJY during last three years in Haryana   |
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|                                                                          2019 |                                                                          2020 | 2021-                                                                         | Total                                                                         | Utilized                                                                      |
|                                                                           -20 |                                                                           -21 | 22                                                                            |                                                                               |                                                                               |
|                                                                            50 |                                                                            05 | 54                                                                            | 109                                                                           | 100%                                                                          |

(d) : Two  Discoms  of  Haryana  i.e.  Dakshin  Haryana  Bijili  Vitaran  Nigam  Limited (DHBVNL) and Uttar Haryana Bijili Vitaran Nigam Limited (UHBVN) received financial assistance under the scheme.

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