Lok Sabha Question No. 680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Rural Electrification Schemes
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Sukanta Majumdar, Bhola Singh, Nisith Pramanik, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Jayanta Kumar Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.680 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021

## RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SCHEMES

680.   SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGHDEO:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  various  rural  electrification  schemes including Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY);
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  schemes  launched  by  the  Government  during  the  last three years and the current year along with the targets set and the achievements made
- under each of the said schemes;
- (c) the  details  of  the  proposals  received  from  various  States  along  with  the proposals approved by the Union Government under the said schemes, State-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  utilized  for  implementation  of  various schemes during each of the last three years and the  current year, scheme-wise  and State-wise; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  set  any  time-limit  for  completing  the  pending schemes and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) : Government  of  India  had  launched  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti Yojana  (DDUGJY)  in  December  2014  for  the  rural  areas  with  the  objectives  of electrification  of  all  un-electrified  villages  as  per  Census  2011;  Strengthening  and augmentation of sub-transmission & distribution infrastructure in rural areas, including construction  of  HT  and  LT  lines,  metering  at  distribution  transformers,  feeders  and consumers;  and  feeder  segregation.  Similarly,  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har  Ghar Yojana  -  Saubhagya  was  launched  in  October,  2017  for  electrification  of  rural  and urban poor households in the country.

(b) & (c) : Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana - Saubhagya was launched in October, 2017 for electrification of rural and urban poor households in the country. The scheme has been launched with a target of universal electrification of all households in the  country  and  the  objective  has  been  achieved  by  all  States  except  18,734 households  in  Left  Wing  Extremist  (LWE)  affected  areas  of  Chhattisgarh  as  on 31.03.2019.  Subsequently,  seven  States  namely  Assam,  Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand, Karnataka,  Manipur,  Rajasthan  and  Uttar  Pradesh  reported  that  19.09  lakh  unelectrified  households  identified  before  31.03.2019,  which  were  unwilling  earlier  but had  expressed  willingness  to  get  electricity  connections.  The  States  were  asked  to electrify these households also under Saubhagya. Out of these, 18.57 lakh households have been electrified up to 31.12.2020. Time extension has been granted to allow the remaining households in LWE areas of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand to be electrified by 31 st  March, 2021.

The details of physical and financial progress is enclosed at Annexure-I and II respectively.  A total of 2.81 Crore households have been electrified since the launch of Saubhagya as enclosed at Annexure-I.

(d) : The details of the funds sanctioned, released and utilized for implementation of Saubhagya and DDUGJY scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, scheme-wise and State-wise are enclosed at Annexure-III and IV, respectively.

(e) : The target date for electrification of the households under SAUBHAGYA is as per the reply given in parts (b) & (c) above. Further, DDUGJY is in the sunset year and  is scheduled for completion by 31 st  Mar 2022.

(f) : The progress of implementation of the Schemes is regularly monitored at the highest level in the Ministry. Meetings are also conducted at regular intervals with the States. The  status  of  implementation  is  also  monitored  by  the  respective Monitoring Committee constituted under the Scheme to ensure that all State specific issues are resolved effectively.

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## SAUBHAGYA - Statewise Physical Progress

|         |                      | Electrification of Households (Nos.)                              | Electrification of Households (Nos.)                              | Electrification of Households (Nos.)                              | Electrification of Households (Nos.)                              |
|---------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | Name of the State/UT | No. of Households electrified from 11.10.2017 to 31.03.2019       | Progress from 01.04.2019 to 31.12.2020                            | No. of Households electrified from 11.10.2017 to 31.12.2020       | Balance Un- electrified HHs. as on 31.12.2020                     |
| 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                                                          | 38,005                                                            | 7,87,402                                                          | 2,389                                                             |
| 6       | Gujarat              | 41,317                                                            |                                                                   | 41,317                                                            |                                                                   |
| 7       | Haryana              | 54,681                                                            |                                                                   | 54,681                                                            |                                                                   |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh     | 12,891                                                            |                                                                   | 12,891                                                            |                                                                   |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir      | 3,87,501                                                          |                                                                   | 3,87,501                                                          |                                                                   |
| 10      | Jharkhand            | 15,30,708                                                         | 1,74,571                                                          | 17,05,279                                                         | 25,429                                                            |
| 11      | Karnataka            | 3,56,974                                                          | 26,824                                                            | 3,83,798                                                          |                                                                   |
| 12      | Kerala               | 3.19 Lakh HHs re-electrified (which were de-electrified in flood) | 3.19 Lakh HHs re-electrified (which were de-electrified in flood) | 3.19 Lakh HHs re-electrified (which were de-electrified in flood) | 3.19 Lakh HHs re-electrified (which were de-electrified in flood) |
| 13      | Ladakh               |                                                                   |                                                                   |                                                                   |                                                                   |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh       | 19,84,264                                                         |                                                                   | 19,84,264                                                         |                                                                   |
| 15      | Maharashtra          | 15,17,922                                                         |                                                                   | 15,17,922                                                         |                                                                   |
| 16      | Manipur              | 1,02,748                                                          | 5,367                                                             | 1,08,115                                                          |                                                                   |
| 17      | Meghalaya            | 1,99,839                                                          |                                                                   | 1,99,839                                                          |                                                                   |
| 18      | Mizoram              | 27,970                                                            |                                                                   | 27,970                                                            |                                                                   |
| 19      | Nagaland             | 1,32,507                                                          |                                                                   | 1,32,507                                                          |                                                                   |
| 20      | Odisha               | 24,52,444                                                         |                                                                   | 24,52,444                                                         |                                                                   |
| 21      | Puducherry           | 912                                                               |                                                                   | 912                                                               |                                                                   |
| 22      | Punjab               | 3,477                                                             |                                                                   | 3,477                                                             |                                                                   |
| 23      | Rajasthan            | 18,62,736                                                         | 2,12,786                                                          | 20,75,522                                                         |                                                                   |
| 24      | Sikkim               | 14,900                                                            |                                                                   | 14,900                                                            |                                                                   |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu           | 2,170                                                             |                                                                   | 2,170                                                             |                                                                   |
| 26      | Telangana            | 5,15,084                                                          |                                                                   | 5,15,084                                                          |                                                                   |
| 27      | Tripura              | 1,39,090                                                          |                                                                   | 1,39,090                                                          |                                                                   |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh        | 79,80,568                                                         | 12,00,003                                                         | 91,80,571                                                         |                                                                   |
| 29      | Uttarakhand          | 2,48,751                                                          |                                                                   | 2,48,751                                                          |                                                                   |
| 30      | West Bengal          | 7,32,290                                                          |                                                                   | 7,32,290                                                          |                                                                   |
|         | Total                | 2,62,84,350                                                       | 18,57,556                                                         | 2,81,41,906                                                       | 27,818                                                            |

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## State-wise details of funds sanctioned, released under Saubhagya scheme and fund spent  by States during last three years and current year (till 31.12.2020)

(Rs in crore)

| Sl. No   | State             | Sanctioned Cost (Rural+ Urban)   | Grant released till 31.12.2020   | Grant released till 31.12.2020   | Grant released till 31.12.2020   | Grant released till 31.12.2020   | Grant released till 31.12.2020   | Spent by States   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------|
| Sl. No   | State             | Sanctioned Cost (Rural+ Urban)   | 2017-18                          | 2018-19                          | 2019-20                          | 2020-21                          | Total                            | Spent by States   |
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh | 323                              |                                  | 138.86                           | 13.79                            |                                  | 152.65                           | 142.07            |
| 2        | Assam             | 973                              | 41.99                            | 402.71                           | 120.92                           | 37.01                            | 602.63                           | 602.63            |
| 3        | Bihar             | 926                              | 115.40                           | 198.78                           | 136.25                           | 17.10                            | 467.54                           | 467.54            |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      | 648                              | 42.81                            | 219.00                           | 32.01                            | 42.06                            | 335.87                           | 335.72            |
| 5        | Haryana           | 18                               |                                  |                                  | 2.98                             |                                  | 2.98                             | 2.98              |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh  | 6                                |                                  | 0.82                             | 2.89                             |                                  | 3.72                             | 3.72              |
| 7        | J&K               | 133.43                           | 1.81                             | 51.43                            |                                  |                                  | 53.24                            | 36.86             |
| 8        | Jharkhand         | 887.11                           | 69.71                            | 82.72                            | 4.31                             |                                  | 156.74                           | 149.90            |
| 9        | Karnataka         | 78.67                            |                                  |                                  | 39.38                            |                                  | 39.38                            | 39.38             |
| 10       | Kerala            | 90.00                            | 15.20                            |                                  | 26.12                            | 13.27                            | 54.59                            | 54.59             |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh    | 872.65                           | 260.37                           | 147.09                           |                                  | 6.32                             | 413.79                           | 413.79            |
| 12       | Maharashtra       | 405.89                           | 15.17                            | 139.56                           | 43.37                            |                                  | 198.10                           | 198.10            |
| 13       | Manipur           | 120.80                           | 5.85                             | 34.86                            | 33.04                            | 12.13                            | 85.88                            | 85.88             |
| 14       | Meghalaya         | 275.73                           |                                  | 97.84                            | 87.79                            | 1.26                             | 186.89                           | 185.69            |
| 15       | Mizoram           | 45.63                            |                                  | 34.62                            |                                  | 6.03                             | 40.65                            | 37.68             |
| 16       | Nagaland          | 64.06                            | 4.93                             | 34.29                            |                                  |                                  | 39.23                            | 39.23             |
| 17       | Orissa            | 524.76                           | 76.36                            | 168.41                           |                                  |                                  | 244.77                           | 224.90            |
| 18       | Punjab            | 1.77                             |                                  |                                  |                                  | 0.36                             | 0.36                             | 0.36              |
| 19       | Rajasthan         | 571.91                           |                                  | 102.94                           | 76.40                            | 71.47                            | 250.81                           | 250.81            |
| 20       | Sikkim            | 2.24                             |                                  |                                  | 0.53                             | 1.15                             | 1.67                             | 1.67              |
| 21       | Telangana         | 35.05                            |                                  |                                  | 15.38                            |                                  | 15.38                            | 15.38             |
| 22       | Tripura           | 417.54                           |                                  | 236.67                           | 8.11                             | 0.27                             | 245.05                           | 240.24            |
| 23       | Uttar Pradesh     | 6188.24                          | 864.01                           | 522.61                           | 25.76                            |                                  | 1412.37                          | 1412.37           |
| 24       | Uttarakhand       | 149.35                           | 13.30                            | 22.42                            | 6.83                             |                                  | 42.55                            | 40.09             |
| 25       | West Bengal       | 259.06                           | 13.71                            | 73.20                            | 20.28                            | 15.92                            | 123.10                           | 119.00            |
|          | Total             | 14017.41                         | 1540.63                          | 2708.83                          | 696.13                           | 224.34                           | 5169.93                          | 5100.57           |

Note- Combined figure J&K and Ladakh

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## State-wise details of project cost sanctioned under DDUGJY (including additional infra) during last three years and current year (till 31.12.2020)

(Rs in crore)

| Sl. No             | State   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21 (till 31.12.2020)   | Total     |
|--------------------|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------|
| Arunachala Pradesh | -       | 292.13    | -         | 142.42    | 434.55                      | 1         |
| Assam              | -       | 1,493.57  | -         | -         | 1,493.57                    | 2         |
| 3 Bihar            | -       | 644.36    | -         | 800.39    |                             | 1,444.75  |
| Chhattisgarh       | -       | 83.64     | -         | -         | 83.64                       | 4         |
| Haryana            | -       | 30.31     | -         | -         | 30.31                       | 5         |
| Himachal Pradesh   | -       | 8.68      | -         | -         | 8.68                        | 6         |
| Jammu & Kashmir    | -       | 875.03    | -         | -         | 875.03                      | 7         |
| Jharkhand          | -       | 1,077.70  | -         | -         | 1,077.70                    | 8         |
| Karnataka          | -       | 126.74    | -         | -         | 126.74                      | 9         |
| Madhya Pradesh     | -       | 998.64    | -         | -         | 998.64                      | 10        |
| Maharashtra        | -       | 368.92    | -         | -         | 368.92                      | 11        |
| Manipur            | -       | 60.27     | 70.05     | -         | 130.32                      | 12        |
| Meghalaya          | -       | 381.33    | -         | -         | 381.33                      | 13        |
| Mizoram            | -       | 31.65     | 21.93     | -         | 53.58                       | 14        |
| Nagaland           | -       | 28.31     | 51.99     | -         | 80.30                       | 15        |
| 16 Odisha          | -       | 508.63    | -         | -         | 508.63                      |           |
| Punjab             | 191.00  | -         | -         | -         | 191.00                      | 17        |
| Rajasthan          | -       | 1,127.74  | -         | -         | 1,127.74                    | 18        |
| 19 Sikkim          | -       | 37.36     | -         | -         | 37.36                       |           |
| 20 Tripura         | -       | 358.64    | -         | -         | 358.64                      |           |
| 21 Uttar Pradesh   | -       | 6,289.57  | -         | -         | 6,289.57                    |           |
| Total              | Total   | 191.00    | 14,823.22 | 143.97    | 942.81                      | 16,101.00 |

Note- Combined figure J&K and Ladakh

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ANNEXURE-IV

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State-wise details of funds released under DDUGJY (including Additional Infra) and fund spent  by States during last three years and current year (till 31.12.2020)

(Rs. In Crore)

| Sr. No.     | Name of State     | Fund released till 31.12.2020   | Fund released till 31.12.2020   | Fund released till 31.12.2020   | Fund released till 31.12.2020   | Fund released till 31.12.2020   | Utilisation of funds   |
|-------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|
| Sr. No.     | Name of State     | 2017-18                         | 2018-19                         | 2019-20                         | 2020-21                         | Grant                           | Utilisation of funds   |
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh    | 165                             | 177                             | 8                               | 8                               | 359                             | 359                    |
| 2           | Arunachal Pradesh | 81                              | 160                             | 37                              | 32                              | 309                             | 277                    |
| 3           | Assam             | 408                             | 1082                            | 661                             | 66                              | 2217                            | 2105                   |
| 4           | Bihar             | 763                             | 2412                            | 682                             | 659                             | 4516                            | 4516                   |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh      | 552                             | 79                              | 58                              | 13                              | 702                             | 695                    |
| 6           | Gujarat           | 143                             | 181                             |                                 |                                 | 324                             | 324                    |
| 7           | Haryana           | 45                              | 22                              | 50                              | 4                               | 121                             | 121                    |
| 8           | Himachal Pradesh  |                                 | 15                              | 40                              |                                 | 54                              | 54                     |
| 9           | J&K               | 57                              | 527                             | 65                              | 34                              | 683                             | 642                    |
| 10          | Jharkhand         | 862                             | 1362                            | 610                             | 104                             | 2938                            | 2910                   |
| 11          | Karnataka         | 204                             | 451                             | 283                             | 2                               | 940                             | 939                    |
| 12          | Kerala            | 87                              | 57                              | 8                               |                                 | 152                             | 152                    |
| 13          | Ladakh            | 8                               | 15                              | 24                              |                                 | 47                              | 47                     |
| 14          | Madhya Pradesh    | 598                             | 952                             | 375                             | 170                             | 2094                            | 2048                   |
| 15          | Maharashtra       | 143                             | 482                             | 225                             | 99                              | 949                             | 937                    |
| 16          | Manipur           | 33                              | 41                              | 46                              | 15                              | 135                             | 118                    |
| 17          | Meghalaya         | 58                              | 155                             | 165                             | 26                              | 403                             | 389                    |
| 18          | Mizoram           | 42                              | 35                              | 16                              | 5                               | 97                              | 88                     |
| 19          | Nagaland          | 24                              | 55                              | 24                              | 4                               | 107                             | 84                     |
| 20          | Orissa            | 366                             | 1360                            | 330                             | 55                              | 2112                            | 1940                   |
| 21          | Punjab            | 15                              | 42                              | 115                             |                                 | 172                             | 169                    |
| 22          | Rajasthan         | 782                             | 1246                            | 273                             | 27                              | 2328                            | 2277                   |
| 23          | Sikkim            | 18                              | 21                              | 9                               | 28                              | 76                              | 76                     |
| 24          | Tamil Nadu        | 2                               | 244                             | 56                              |                                 | 302                             | 302                    |
| 25          | Telangana         | 60                              | 61                              | 74                              |                                 | 195                             | 195                    |
| 26          | Tripura           | 62                              | 112                             | 47                              | 48                              | 269                             | 261                    |
| 27          | Uttar Pradesh     | 3149                            | 3560                            | 946                             | 536                             | 8191                            | 8038                   |
| 28          | Uttarakhand       | 33                              | 270                             | 269                             |                                 | 572                             | 493                    |
| 29          | West Bengal       | 241                             | 1281                            | 261                             | 114                             | 1898                            | 1843                   |
| 30          | Goa               |                                 | 3                               | 7                               |                                 | 10                              | 10                     |
| 31          | D&N Haveli        |                                 | 1                               |                                 |                                 | 1                               | 1                      |
| 32          | Puducherry        |                                 | 0                               | 5                               |                                 | 5                               | 5                      |
| 33          | Andaman Nicobar   | 1                               |                                 |                                 | 2                               | 3                               | 1                      |
| Grand Total | Grand Total       | 9002                            | 16460                           | 5767                            | 2053                            | 33282                           | 32414                  |

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