Lok Sabha Question No. 3699 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Progress of Saubhagya Scheme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak, Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3699

## ANSWERED ON 23.03.2023

## PROGRESS OF SAUBHAGYA SCHEME

3699. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK: SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana-Saubhagya with an objective to achieve universal household electrification, by providing electricity connections to all un-electrified households and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any assessment has been made  regarding the progress of the implementation  of  the  said  Yojana  launched  in  September  2017  with  the  objective  to provide electricity to every house in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details regarding Maharashtra, Gadhchiroli area, Chhattisgarh and other naxal affected areas?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) : The  Government  of  India  launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har  Ghar Yojana  -  SAUBHAGYA  in  October,  2017  with  the  objective  of  achieving  universal household  electrification,  by  providing  electricity  connections  to  all  un-electrified households in rural areas and all poor households in urban areas in the country. Under the aegis of SAUBHAGYA, as on 31.03.2019, all households were reported electrified by the States, except 18,734 households in Left Wing Extremists (LWE) affected areas of Chhattisgarh.  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 but later expressed willingness to get electricity connection. This was also sanctioned. All these  seven  States  had  reported  100%  household  electrification  as  on  31.03.2021.  A total of 2.817 crore households were electrified since the launch of SAUBHAGYA, up to 31.03.2021.

Thereafter, some States reported that 11.84 lakh households remained to be  electrified,  against  which,  States  reported  electrification  of  4.43  lakh  households. Accordingly, a total 2.86 crore households have been electrified. State-wise details are at Annexure. The schemes stands closed on 31.03.2022.

(b) : The assessment of Implementation of scheme is a continuous process. The implementation of SAUBHAGYA, since closed on 31.03.2022, was regularly monitored by Ministry of Power for the entire country 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, an Inter-Ministerial Monitoring Committee on SAUBHAGYA, headed by the Secretary (Power), and 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.

(iii)  Rural  Electrification  Corporation  Limited  (REC),  the  nodal  agency,  monitored implementation of the scheme through its State Offices at field level.

(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.

(c) : As  per  SAUBHAGYA  portal,  a  total  of  15,17,922  households  have  been electrified in Maharashtra State, including 37,949 households of Gadchiroli area. As per Saubhagya portal, a total of 7,92,368 households have been electrified in Chhattisgarh State, including additional households sanctioned under DDUGJY, till 31.03.2022.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3699 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 23.03.2023

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## State-wise electrification of households since launch of Saubhagya Scheme / Additional Sanctions and Achievement under DDUGJY (status as on 31.03.2022)

| Sl. No.   |                    | ORIGINAL HOUSEHOLDS SANCTIONED UNDER SAUBHAGYA              | ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLDS SANCTIONED UNDER SAUBHAGYA            | ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLDS SANCTIONED UNDER SAUBHAGYA   | ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLDS SANCTIONED UNDER DDUGJY   | ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLDS SANCTIONED UNDER DDUGJY      | Grand Total   |
|-----------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the States | 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 households electrified as on 31.03.2021      | Additional households Sanctioned                | Additional households electrified as on 31.03.2022 | Grand Total   |
| 1         | 2                  | 3                                                           | 4                                                           | 5=3+4                                              | 6                                               | 7                                                  | 8=5+7         |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh*    | 1,81,930                                                    | 0                                                           | 1,81,930                                           |                                                 |                                                    | 1,81,930      |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh  | 47,089                                                      | 0                                                           | 47,089                                             | 7859                                            | 0                                                  | 47,089        |
| 3         | Assam              | 17,45,149                                                   | 2,00,000                                                    | 19,45,149                                          | 480249                                          | 381507                                             | 23,26,656     |
| 4         | Bihar              | 32,59,041                                                   | 0                                                           | 32,59,041                                          |                                                 |                                                    | 32,59,041     |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh       | 7,49,397                                                    | 40,394                                                      | 7,89,791                                           | 21981                                           | 2577                                               | 7,92,368      |
| 6         | Gujarat*           | 41,317                                                      | 0                                                           | 41,317                                             |                                                 |                                                    | 41,317        |
| 7         | Haryana            | 54,681                                                      | 0                                                           | 54,681                                             |                                                 |                                                    | 54,681        |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh   | 12,891                                                      | 0                                                           | 12,891                                             |                                                 |                                                    | 12,891        |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir    | 3,77,045                                                    | 0                                                           | 3,77,045                                           |                                                 |                                                    | 3,77,045      |
| 10        | Jharkhand          | 15,30,708                                                   | 2,00,000                                                    | 17,30,708                                          |                                                 |                                                    | 17,30,708     |
| 11        | Karnataka          | 3,56,974                                                    | 26,824                                                      | 3,83,798                                           |                                                 |                                                    | 3,83,798      |
| 12        | Ladakh             | 10,456                                                      | 0                                                           | 10,456                                             |                                                 |                                                    | 10,456        |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh     | 19,84,264                                                   | 0                                                           | 19,84,264                                          | 99722                                           | 0                                                  | 19,84,264     |
| 14        | Maharashtra        | 15,17,922                                                   | 0                                                           | 15,17,922                                          |                                                 |                                                    | 15,17,922     |
| 15        | Manipur            | 1,02,748                                                    | 5,367                                                       | 1,08,115                                           | 21135                                           | 0                                                  | 1,08,115      |
| 16        | Meghalaya          | 1,99,839                                                    | 0                                                           | 1,99,839                                           | 420                                             | 401                                                | 2,00,240      |
| 17        | Mizoram            | 27,970                                                      | 0                                                           | 27,970                                             |                                                 |                                                    | 27,970        |
| 18        | Nagaland           | 1,32,507                                                    | 0                                                           | 1,32,507                                           | 7009                                            | 7009                                               | 1,39,516      |
| 19        | Odisha             | 24,52,444                                                   | 0                                                           | 24,52,444                                          |                                                 |                                                    | 24,52,444     |
| 20        | Puducherry*        | 912                                                         | 0                                                           | 912                                                |                                                 |                                                    | 912           |
| 21        | Punjab             | 3,477                                                       | 0                                                           | 3,477                                              |                                                 |                                                    | 3,477         |
| 22        | Rajasthan (Jaipur) | 18,62,736                                                   | 2,12,786                                                    | 20,75,522                                          | 210843                                          | 52206                                              | 21,27,728     |
| 23        | Sikkim             | 14,900                                                      | 0                                                           | 14,900                                             |                                                 |                                                    | 14,900        |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu*        | 2,170                                                       | 0                                                           | 2,170                                              |                                                 |                                                    | 2,170         |
| 25        | Telangana          | 5,15,084                                                    | 0                                                           | 5,15,084                                           |                                                 |                                                    | 5,15,084      |
| 26        | Tripura            | 1,39,090                                                    | 0                                                           | 1,39,090                                           |                                                 |                                                    | 1,39,090      |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh      | 79,80,568                                                   | 12,00,003                                                   | 91,80,571                                          | 334652                                          | 0                                                  | 91,80,571     |
| 28        | Uttarakhand        | 2,48,751                                                    | 0                                                           | 2,48,751                                           |                                                 |                                                    | 2,48,751      |
| 29        | West Bengal        | 7,32,290                                                    | 0                                                           | 7,32,290                                           |                                                 |                                                    | 7,32,290      |
|           | Total              | 2,62,84,350                                                 | 18,85,374                                                   | 2,81,69,724                                        | 11,83,870                                       | 4,43,700                                           | 2,86,13,424   |

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