Lok Sabha Question No. 1552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Electricity Connections in Assam
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1552 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2022

## ELECTRICITY CONNECTIONS IN ASSAM

1552.  SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that a large number of villages in Assam including villages of Dhubri, Goalpara, South Salmara and Mankachar districts of Assam are still deprived of electricity connections and if so, the details thereof, district-wise;

(b) whether the Government proposes to reach out to these villages with facility of electricity;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has any plan to provide electricity in all the villages of Assam; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (c) : Government  of  India  launched  the  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti Yojana  (DDUGJY)  in  December,  2014  for  rural  electrification  works  across  the country. As reported by the States, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages in the  country  were  electrified  by  28 th   April,  2018.  A  total  of  18,374  villages  were electrified  under  the  scheme.  Under  DDUGJY  and  thereafter  under  Pradhan  Mantri Sahaj  Bijli  Har  Ghar  Yojana  (Saubhagya),  the  electrification  of  all  villages  and  all willing  Households  was  completed  by  31 st   March,  2019  as  reported  by  all  State Governments.

..........2.

A  total  of  2.86  crore  Households  were  electrified  under  the  aegis  of Saubhagya including additional households in two tranches that were unwilling for electrification  earlier  but  became  willing  later.    Details  of  households  electrified under DDUGJY (RE & Addl Infra) and Saubhagya in Dhubri, Goalpara, South Salmara and Mankachar districts of Assam are as under:

| Sl. No.   | Scheme                           |   Dhubri |   South Salmara and Mankachar |   Goalpara |   Grand total |
|-----------|----------------------------------|----------|-------------------------------|------------|---------------|
| 1         | DDUGJY(RE)*                      |   101826 |                        101826 |      60279 |        162105 |
| 2         | DDUGJY*                          |    22848 |                         22848 |        285 |         23133 |
| 3         | Saubhagya*                       |   114338 |                        114338 |      81928 |        196266 |
| 4         | Addl HHs sanctioned under DDUGJY |    21463 |                           278 |       8692 |         30433 |
|           | Total                            |   260753 |                        260753 |     151184 |        411937 |

*South Salmara-Mankachar was earlier a sub-division of the Dhubri District.

(d) & (e) : Fresh  construction  of  new  households  is  a  continuous  process  and electrification of such households is to be taken care of by the Distribution Utilities. The Government of India is committed to extend financial assistance to the States to electrify any remaining households which existed at the time of launch of Saubhagya. Guidelines provide for their electrification  under  the  Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).  In this regard, the States may pose any request for  electrification  of  additional  houses  which  existed  at  the  time  of  launch  of Saubhagya but were missed out for electrification under these provisions.

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