Lok Sabha Question No. 2618 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Saubhagya Scheme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2618

## ANSWERED ON 16.03.2023

## SAUBHAGYA SCHEME

## †2618. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  progress  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har  Ghar  Yojana (Saubhagya) scheme launched in the year 2017;
- (b) the  details  of  the  number  of  households  benefitted  from  the  said  scheme  in Madhya Pradesh particularly in Gwalior division;
- (c) the quantum of funds allocated by the Government for the same;
- (d) whether  any  assessment  has  been  made  regarding  the  progress  made  in  the implementation  of  the  scheme  launched  with  the  objective  of  providing  facility  of electricity to all the remaining households in the country; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  this  target  is  likely  to  be completed?

## 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  unelectrified 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% households' 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  11.84  lakh  households  remained  to  be electrified,  against  which  States  reported  that  4.43  lakh  households  have  been electrified.  Accordingly,  till  date,  a  total  2.86  crore  households  have  been  electrified. State-wise details are at Annexure. The schemes stands closed on 31 st  March, 2022.
- (b) : As reported by the State of Madhya Pradesh on SAUBHAGYA Portal, a total of 19,84,264 households were electrified in Madhya Pradesh including 50,272 households of Gwalior Division.

(c) : There  was  no  upfront  allocation  of  funds  for  any  State/District  under SAUBHAGYA scheme. Funds were released for sanctioned projects in installments based on  the  reported  utilization  of  the  funds  released  in  the  previous  installments  and fulfillment of stipulated conditions. A total of Rs.554 Cr were released to the State of Madhya Pradesh under the scheme. The assessment of Implementation of scheme is a continuous process. The implementation of SAUBHAGYA, since now closed, 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  under

(d) & (e) : SAUBHAGYA:

- i. At  Central  level,  inter-ministerial  Monitoring  Committee  on  DDUGJY  headed  by the  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Power  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 used to monitor the progress to resolve the issues related 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. The nodal agency  has  appointed  third  party  M/s  Ernst&  Young  LLP,  New  Delhi  for  post implementation evaluation of DDUGJY, report of the same is under process.
- 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.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2618 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2023

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

| Sl.   |                    | 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      |                      |
|-------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 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 19 | Nagaland           | 1,32,507                                                   | 0                                                          | 1,32,507                                           | 7009                                            | 7009                                               | 1,39,516             |
|       | 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                                                  |                                                            |                                                    |                                                 |                                                    |                      |
|       |                    | 2,48,751                                                   | 12,00,003                                                  | 91,80,571                                          | 334652                                          | 0                                                  | 91,80,571            |
| 28    | Uttarakhand        |                                                            | 0                                                          | 2,48,751                                           |                                                 |                                                    | 2,48,751             |
| 29    | West Bengal Total  | 7,32,290 2,62,84,350                                       | 0 18,85,374                                                | 7,32,290 2,81,69,724                               | 11,83,870                                       | 4,43,700                                           | 7,32,290 2,86,13,424 |

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