Lok Sabha Question No. 2978 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Free Electricity for BPL Families
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Topon Kumar Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2978 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2021

## FREE ELECTRICITY FOR BPL FAMILIES

2978.  SHRI TOPON KUMAR GOGOI:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any provision for the BPL families to get free electric connection for those who were left in the previous scheme of 'Electricity for Everyone'; and

- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : Electricity is  a  concurrent subject  and providing free power or subsidy or concession to any category of consumers including industrial consumers is within the purview of the State Government as per Section 65 of Electricity Act, 2003.

However, Government of India launched Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana  (DDUGJY) in  December,  2014  for  various  rural  electrification  works.  Under  the scheme  free  electricity  connections  were  provided  to  all  the  BPL  households  in  rural areas. State-wise details are at Annexure-I

Subsequently, Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar  Yojana  -  Saubhagya  in  October,  2017  to achieve  universal  household electrification by providing free electricity connections to all un-electrified households in rural  areas  and  the  remaining  un-electrified  households  of  economically  poor  in  urban areas across the country.

Under  Saubhagya  scheme,  as  on  31.03.2021  all  the  States  have  reported 100% electrification  of  all  the  willing  un-electrified  households  including  BPL  families, identified  before  31.03.2019.  Total  2.817  crore  households  have  been  electrified  since the launch of Saubhagya, up to 31.03.2021. State-wise details are at Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2978 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.08.2021 **************

## State-wise details of free electricity connection to BPL Households under DDUGJY

| Sl. No.   | State                | Cumulative achievement as on 31.03.2019   |
|-----------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 729553                                    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 8291                                      |
| 3         | Assam                | 782370                                    |
| 4         | Bihar                | 3385597                                   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 163551                                    |
| 6         | Gujarat              | 5060                                      |
| 7         | Haryana              | 5419                                      |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh 43  |                                           |
| 9         | J&K                  | 53666                                     |
| 10        | Jharkhand            | 675174                                    |
| 11        | Karnataka            | 369626                                    |
| 12        | Kerala               | 136193                                    |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh       | 1047133                                   |
| 14        | Maharashtra          | 386498                                    |
| 15        | Manipur              | 48799                                     |
| 16        | Meghalaya            | 2639                                      |
| 17        | Mizoram              | 1915                                      |
| 18        | Nagaland             | 60701                                     |
| 19        | Odisha               | 1629495                                   |
| 20        | Punjab               |                                           |
| 21        | Rajasthan            | 410604                                    |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu           |                                           |
|           |                      | 23496                                     |
| 24        | Telangana            | 539306                                    |
| 25        | Tripura              | 82019                                     |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh        | 2127011                                   |
| 27        | Uttarakhand          | 7251                                      |
| 28        | West Bengal          | 81939                                     |
| 29        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                                           |
| 30        | Puducherry           |                                           |
|           | Total                | 12768620                                  |

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ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2978 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.08.2021 **************

State-wise  details  of  electrification  of  households  since  launch  of  Saubhagya including BPL Households

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

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