Lok Sabha Question No. 918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Progress of Saubhagya
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Vijay Baghel, Sunil Kumar Soni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.918 ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## PROGRESS OF SAUBHAGYA

918.    SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the progress made under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar YojanaSaubhagya, State-wise;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries in Chhattisgarh under   Saubhagya, district-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  families  yet  to  be  provided  benefits under Saubhagya  of this scheme;  and
- (d) the  details  of  allocation  and  expenditure  incurred under  Saubhagya  during  the last  three  years?

## 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  for  providing  electricity  connections  to  all  willing  un-electrified households in rural areas and all poor households in urban areas in the country by March, 2019.  All households were reported electrified by the States, except 18,734 households  in  Left  Wing  Extremists  (LWE)  affected  areas  of  Chhattisgarh  as  on 31.03.2019.  Subsequently,  seven  States  namely  Assam,  Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand, Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh had reported that around 19.09 lakh un-electrified households, identified before 31.03.2019, which were unwilling earlier  have  expressed  willingness  to  get  electricity  connection.  All  these  seven States  reported  100%  electrification  of  these  households  too  as  on  31.03.2021. Thus, a total of 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  beneficiaries  in  Chhattisgarh  under  Saubhagya  Yojana  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 29.11.2021.
- (d) The  State  and  year-wise  details  of  sanctions  and  fund  released  under  Saubhagya Yojana are as per Annexure-III.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.918 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2021

## State/ UT-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 electrified from 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2021   | Total HHs electrified as on 31.03.2021   |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh            | 1,81,930                                                      |                                                               | 1,81,930                                 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 47,089                                                        |                                                               | 47,089                                   |
| 3        | Assam                     | 17,45,149                                                     | 2,00,000                                                      | 19,45,149                                |
| 4        | Bihar                     | 32,59,041                                                     |                                                               | 32,59,041                                |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh              | 7,49,397                                                      | 40,394                                                        | 7,89,791                                 |
| 6        | Gujarat                   | 41,317                                                        |                                                               | 41,317                                   |
| 7        | Haryana                   | 54,681                                                        |                                                               | 54,681                                   |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh          | 12,891                                                        |                                                               | 12,891                                   |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 3,77,045                                                      |                                                               | 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                                                        |                                                               | 10,456                                   |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh            | 19,84,264                                                     |                                                               | 19,84,264                                |
| 14       | Maharashtra               | 15,17,922                                                     |                                                               | 15,17,922                                |
| 15       | Manipur                   | 1,02,748                                                      | 5,367                                                         | 1,08,115                                 |
| 16       | Meghalaya                 | 1,99,839                                                      |                                                               | 1,99,839                                 |
| 17       | Mizoram                   | 27,970                                                        |                                                               | 27,970                                   |
| 18       | Nagaland                  | 1,32,507                                                      |                                                               | 1,32,507                                 |
| 19       | Odisha                    | 24,52,444                                                     |                                                               | 24,52,444                                |
| 20       | Puducherry                | 912                                                           |                                                               | 912                                      |
| 21       | Punjab                    | 3,477                                                         |                                                               | 3,477                                    |
| 22       | Rajasthan                 | 18,62,736                                                     | 2,12,786                                                      | 20,75,522                                |
| 23       | Sikkim                    | 14,900                                                        |                                                               | 14,900                                   |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                | 2,170                                                         |                                                               | 2,170                                    |
| 25       | Telangana                 | 5,15,084                                                      |                                                               | 5,15,084                                 |
| 26       | Tripura                   | 1,39,090                                                      |                                                               | 1,39,090                                 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh             | 79,80,568                                                     | 12,00,003                                                     | 91,80,571                                |
| 28       | Uttarakhand               | 2,48,751                                                      |                                                               | 2,48,751                                 |
| 29       | West Bengal               | 7,32,290                                                      |                                                               | 7,32,290                                 |
| Total    | Total                     | 2,62,84,350                                                   | 18,85,374                                                     | 2,81,69,724                              |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 918 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 |

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Annexure-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 918 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2021 (Rs in crore) State-wise  Sanctioned  Cost  and  Grant  disbursed  under  Saubhagya  Scheme  during  the financial year 2018-19 to 2020-21 (Rs. in crore)

| SI. No.   | Name of the States/ UTs   | Sanctioned cost   | Grant Released to the States/UTs under Saubhagya   | Grant Released to the States/UTs under Saubhagya   | Grant Released to the States/UTs under Saubhagya   | Grant Released to the States/UTs under Saubhagya   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|           |                           |                   | 2018-19                                            | 2019-20                                            | 2020-21                                            | 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                                                 | 293                                                |
| 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                                                 | -                                                  | 40                                                 |
| 10        | Kerala                    | 90                | -                                                  | 26                                                 | 13                                                 | 39                                                 |
| 11        | Ladakh                    | 5                 | 6                                                  | -                                                  | -                                                  | 6                                                  |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh            | 873               | 147                                                | -                                                  | 6                                                  | 153                                                |
| 13        | Maharashtra               | 406               | 140                                                | 43                                                 | -                                                  | 183                                                |
| 14        | Manipur                   | 121               | 35                                                 | 33                                                 | 12                                                 | 80                                                 |
| 15        | Meghalaya                 | 276               | 98                                                 | 88                                                 | 1                                                  | 187                                                |
| 16        | Mizoram                   | 46                | 35                                                 | -                                                  | 6                                                  | 41                                                 |
| 17        | Nagaland                  | 64                | 34                                                 | -                                                  | -                                                  | 34                                                 |
| 18        | Odisha                    | 525               | 168                                                | -                                                  | -                                                  | 168                                                |
| 19        | Punjab                    | 2                 | -                                                  | -                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 20        | Rajasthan                 | 663               | 103                                                | 76                                                 | 101                                                | 280                                                |
| 21        | Sikkim                    | 2                 | -                                                  | 1                                                  | 1                                                  | 2                                                  |
| 22        | Telangana                 | 35                | -                                                  | 15                                                 | -                                                  | 15                                                 |
| 23        | Tripura                   | 418               | 237                                                | 8                                                  | 0                                                  | 245                                                |
| 24        | Uttar Pradesh             | 6,188             | 523                                                | 26                                                 | 52                                                 | 601                                                |
| 25        | Uttrakhand                | 149               | 22                                                 | 7                                                  | 1                                                  | 30                                                 |
| 26        | West Bengal               | 259               | 73                                                 | 20                                                 | 16                                                 | 109                                                |
|           | Total                     | 14,109            | 2,709                                              | 696                                                | 448                                                | 3,853                                              |

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