Lok Sabha Question No. 3121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Solar Home Light Systems
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3121

ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021

## SOLAR HOME LIGHT SYSTEMS

3121. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Solar Home Light Systems provided under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUJY) and Saubhaghya scheme in Assam between financial year 2018-19 to 2020-21, district and year-wise; and
- (b)  the details of households which are benefited under these schemes in Char areas of Goalpara, Mankachar, South Salmara and Dhubri districts of Assam?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  The  district  and  year-wise  details  of  Solar  Home  Light  Systems  provided  under  Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUJY) and Saubhaghya scheme in Assam between financial year 2018-19 to 2020-21 are given at Annexure-I .
- (b) The total number of Households electrified under DDUGJY and SAUBHAGYA schemes in Goalpara, Mankachar, South Salmara and Dhubri Districts, including Char areas of these districts, are given at Annexure-II .

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Annexure-I referred in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3121 to be answered on 16.12.2021 on ' Solar Home Light Systems '

Solar Home Light Systems provided under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUJY) and Saubhaghya scheme in Assam between financial year 2018-19 to 2020-21

## (A) Under DDUGJY:

| Sl.   | District                                     | No. of households(HHs) Covered   | No. of households(HHs) Covered   | No. of households(HHs) Covered   | No. of households(HHs) Covered   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| No.   |                                              | 2018-19                          | 2019-20                          | 2020-21                          | Total                            |
| 1     | Dima Hasao                                   | 2275                             | 315                              | 30                               | 2620                             |
| 2     | Karbi Anglong (including West Karbi Anglong) | 3286                             | 455                              | 44                               | 3785                             |
| 3     | Barpeta(Including Bajali)                    | 2688                             | 372                              | 36                               | 3096                             |
| 4     | Bongaigaon                                   | 476                              | 66                               | 6                                | 548                              |
| 5     | Dhubri(including South Salmara &Mankachar)   | 10005                            | 1384                             | 133                              | 11522                            |
| 6     | Goalpara                                     | 7572                             | 1048                             | 100                              | 8720                             |
| 7     | Tinsukia                                     | 1336                             | 185                              | 18                               | 1539                             |
| 8     | Nalbari                                      | 789                              | 108                              | 9                                | 906                              |
| 9     | Kamrup Rural                                 | 1048                             | 145                              | 14                               | 1207                             |
| 10    | Jorhat(including Majuli)                     | 1624                             | 225                              | 22                               | 1871                             |
| 11    | Hailakandi                                   | 85                               | 12                               | 1                                | 98                               |
| 12    | Kokrajhar                                    | 302                              | 42                               | 4                                | 348                              |
| 13    | Dhemaji                                      | 1542                             | 213                              | 20                               | 1775                             |
| 24    | Lakhimpur                                    | 401                              | 56                               | 6                                | 463                              |
| 15    | Dibrugarh                                    | 667                              | 92                               | 8                                | 767                              |
| 16    | Morigaon                                     | 259                              | 36                               | 3                                | 298                              |
| 17    | Cachar                                       | 1359                             | 188                              | 18                               | 1565                             |
| 18    | Sonitpur(including Biswanath chariali)       | 506                              | 70                               | 7                                | 583                              |
|       | Total                                        | 36220                            | 5012                             | 479                              | 41711                            |

## (B) SAUBHAGYA:

| Sl. No.   | District                                     | No. of househodlds(HHs) Covered   | No. of househodlds(HHs) Covered   | No. of househodlds(HHs) Covered   | No. of househodlds(HHs) Covered   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | District                                     | 2018-19                           | 2019-20                           | 2020-21                           | Total                             |
| 1         | Dima Hasao                                   | 2053                              | 490                               | 583                               | 3126                              |
| 2         | Karbi Anglong (including West Karbi Anglong) | 5345                              | 1276                              | 1518                              | 8139                              |
| 3         | Barpeta (including Bajali)                   | 8025                              | 1916                              | 2279                              | 12220                             |
| 4         | Dhubri (including South Salmara &Mankachar)  | 5668                              | 1352                              | 1610                              | 8630                              |
| 5         | Goalpara                                     | 2652                              | 633                               | 753                               | 4038                              |
| 6         | Tinsukia                                     | 583                               | 139                               | 165                               | 887                               |
| 7         | Nalbari                                      | 917                               | 219                               | 260                               | 1396                              |
| 8         | Kamrup Rural                                 | 773                               | 185                               | 220                               | 1178                              |
| 9         | Jorhat (including Majuli)                    | 340                               | 81                                | 96                                | 517                               |
| 10        | Hailakandi                                   | 1019                              | 243                               | 289                               | 1551                              |

| 11   | Kokrajhar                               |   379 |   91 |   108 |   578 |
|------|-----------------------------------------|-------|------|-------|-------|
| 12   | Dhemaji                                 |   748 |  178 |   212 |  1138 |
| 13   | Lakhimpur                               |   368 |   88 |   105 |   561 |
| 14   | Dibrugarh                               |   597 |  143 |   170 |   910 |
| 15   | Cachar                                  |  1009 |  241 |   287 |  1537 |
| 16   | Karimganj                               |   278 |   66 |    79 |   423 |
| 17   | Darrang                                 |  1388 |  331 |   394 |  2113 |
| 18   | Golaghat                                |   176 |   42 |    50 |   268 |
| 19   | Sonitpur (including Biswanath chariali) |  1014 |  242 |   288 |  1544 |
|      | Total                                   | 33332 | 7956 |  9466 | 50754 |

Annexure-II referred in reply to Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3121 to be answered on 16.12.2021 on ' Solar Home Light Systems '

Total number of Households electrified under DDUGJY and SAUBHAGYA schemes in Goalpara, Mankachar, South Salmara and Dhubri Districts, including Char areas of these districts

|   Sl No | Name of District                            |   Total Households electrified under DDUGJY |   Total Households electrified under SAUBHAGYA |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Goalpara                                    |                                        8720 |                                           4038 |
|       2 | Dhubri (Including South Salmara &Mankachar) |                                       12433 |                                           8630 |