Lok Sabha Question No. 2598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Rural Electrification Schemes
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: C. Lalrosanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2598

## ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SCHEMES

2598. SHRI C. LALROSANGA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of villages electrified under rural electrification schemes in the North-East, State-wise;
- (b) the total number of villages in different states of North-East which are yet to be covered by the said schemes; and
- (c) the quantum of funds sanctioned for rural electrification in the North-East during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : The  Government  of  India  launched  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti Yojana  (DDUGJY)  in  December,  2014  for  rural  electrification  works  across  the country including North East States. As reported by the North East States on Garv portal,  all  the  inhabited  un-electrified  census  villages  stand  electrified  as  on  28th April, 2018 under the scheme. The details are given at Annexure-I.

- (c) : There  is  no  upfront  allocation  of  funds  for  any  State/District  under DDUGJY. Funds are  released  for  sanctioned  projects  in  instalments  based  on  the reported utilization of the funds released in the previous instalments and fulfilment of  stipulated  conditions.  The  State-wise  and  year-wise  details  of  funds  disbursed during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  under  DDUGJY  (including  RE  & additional infra) are at Annexure-II.
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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2598 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 17.03.2022

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North-eastern States' electrification of inhabited census villages under DDUGJY from 2014-15 till 28.04.2018

| SI. No.   | Name of the States   | Number of villages electrified   |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 1,483                            |
| 2         | Assam                | 2,732                            |
| 3         | Manipur              | 366                              |
| 4         | Meghalaya            | 1,051                            |
| 5         | Mizoram              | 54                               |
| 6         | Nagaland             | 78                               |
| 7         | Tripura              | 26                               |
|           | Total                | 5,790                            |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2598 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 17.03.2022

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State-wise,  Year-wise  Release  of  funds  released  under  DDUGJY  (including  RE  & Additional Infra) since last three years and current year i.e. 2018-19 to 2021-22 Rs. in crore

|           |                   | Grant released during last three years and current i.e. 2018-19 to 2021-22   | Grant released during last three years and current i.e. 2018-19 to 2021-22   | Grant released during last three years and current i.e. 2018-19 to 2021-22   | Grant released during last three years and current i.e. 2018-19 to 2021-22   | Grant released during last three years and current i.e. 2018-19 to 2021-22   |
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|           | Name of State     | 2018-19                                                                      | 2019-20                                                                      | 2020-21                                                                      | 2021-22 (As on 31.01.2022)                                                   | Total                                                                        |
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh | 160                                                                          | 37                                                                           | 32                                                                           | 15                                                                           | 243                                                                          |
| 2         | Assam             | 1082                                                                         | 661                                                                          | 416                                                                          | 201                                                                          | 2360                                                                         |
| 3         | Manipur           | 41                                                                           | 46                                                                           | 50                                                                           | 18                                                                           | 154                                                                          |
| 4         | Meghalaya         | 155                                                                          | 165                                                                          | 61                                                                           | 0                                                                            | 380                                                                          |
| 5         | Mizoram           | 35                                                                           | 16                                                                           | 5                                                                            | 5                                                                            | 60                                                                           |
| 6         | Nagaland          | 55                                                                           | 24                                                                           | 11                                                                           | 0                                                                            | 90                                                                           |
| 7         | Sikkim            | 21                                                                           | 9                                                                            | 28                                                                           | 0                                                                            | 58                                                                           |
| 8         | Tripura           | 112                                                                          | 47                                                                           | 48                                                                           | 51                                                                           | 258                                                                          |
| NER Total | NER Total         | 1660                                                                         | 1004                                                                         | 650                                                                          | 290                                                                          | 3604                                                                         |

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