Lok Sabha Question No. 1801 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-01
Subject: Electrification of Household under Saubhagya Yojana
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri C N Annadurai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1801 ANSWERED ON 01.08.2024

## ELECTRIFICATION OF HOUSEHOLD UNDER SAUBHAGYA YOJANA

## 1801  SHRI C N ANNADURAI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the total quantity of power generated in the country during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Government  has achieved complete electrification of households under Saubhagya Yojana;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (d) the  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  under  Saubhagya Yojana, State/UT-wise;
- (e) whether any challenge has been faced during the implementation of the said scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether the Government is having any plan for electrification of any left out household;
- (g) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has issued  any directions  in  this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (h) whether  the  Government  has  approved/sanctioned  any  new  project  for electrification of households across the country including Tamil Nadu; and
- (i) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) : The total quantity of power generated in the country during the last three years and the current year (upto June, 2024) is given at Annexure-I.
- (b) to (g) : Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana  (SAUBHAGYA)  in  October,  2017  with  the  objective  to  achieve  the universal  household  electrification  in  the  Country.  Under  SAUBHAGYA,  all willing un-electrified household in rural areas and all willing poor household in urban areas of the Country were provided electricity connection. A total of 2.86 Crore  households  of  the  country  were  provided  electricity  connection.  The details of State-wise Household Electrification and grant disbursed are given at Annexure-II and Annexure-III.

.........2.

Government  of  India  is  further  supporting  States  under  the  ongoing Revamped Distribution  Sector  Scheme  (RDSS)  for  electrification  of  those  unelectrified households which were left out under SAUBHAGYA.

In  addition,  all  identified  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups  (PVTG) Households  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati  Adivasi  Nyaya  Maha  Abhiyan  (PMJANMAN) for on-grid electricity connection are eligible for funding under RDSS .

The following challenges were faced during implementation of Saubhagya scheme:

- (i) Households scattered in inaccessible & remote areas.
- (ii) Difficult  &  Hilly  terrain,  inclement  weather,  Riverine/Marshy/Snow bound areas.
- (iii) Poor/inadequate power infrastructure.
- (iv) Locations in Left Wing Extremism affected areas.
- (v) Forest areas - requiring clearance.
- (vi) Non-availability  of  materials  (like  Poles,  Distribution  Transformers, Meters, etc.) at local level.
- (vii) Various Right of Way issues.
- (h) & (i) : The  State/UT-wise  details  of  Household  electrification  (including Tamil Nadu) under RDSS (PVTG+Addl HHs) are given at Annexure-IV.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1801 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 01.08.2024

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The total quantity of power generated in the country during the last three years and the current year (upto June, 2024)

(All figures are in Million Units)

|                       | 2021-22      | 2022-23      | 2023-24      | 2024-25 (Upto June)   |
|-----------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------------|
| Total Power Generated | 1,491,859.37 | 1,624,465.61 | 1,739,091.19 | 484,000.61            |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  TO  (g)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1801 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 01.08.2024

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State-wise electrification of households since launch of  Saubhagya Scheme including Additional Households achievement under DDUGJY

| Sl. No. Name of the States   | No of Households electrified from 11.10.2017 to 31.03.2022   |
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh*            | 181,930                                                      |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh          | 47,089                                                       |
| 3 Assam                      | 2,326,656                                                    |
| 4                            | 3,259,041                                                    |
| Bihar 5 Chhattisgarh         | 792,368                                                      |
| 6 Gujarat*                   | 41,317                                                       |
| 7 Haryana                    | 54,681                                                       |
| 8 Himachal Pradesh           | 12,891                                                       |
| 9 Jammu & Kashmir            | 377,045                                                      |
| 10 Jharkhand                 | 1,730,708                                                    |
| 11 Karnataka                 | 383,798                                                      |
| 12 Ladakh                    | 10,456                                                       |
| 13 Madhya Pradesh            | 1,984,264                                                    |
| 14 Maharashtra               | 1,517,922                                                    |
| 15 Manipur                   | 108,115                                                      |
| 16 Meghalaya                 | 200,240                                                      |
| 17 Mizoram                   | 27,970                                                       |
| 18 Nagaland                  | 139,516                                                      |
| 19 Odisha                    | 2,452,444                                                    |
| 20 Puducherry*               | 912                                                          |
| 21 Punjab                    | 3,477                                                        |
| 22 Rajasthan                 | 2,127,728                                                    |
| 23 Sikkim                    | 14,900                                                       |
| 24 Tamil Nadu*               | 2,170                                                        |
| 25 Telangana                 | 515,084                                                      |
| 26 Tripura                   | 139,090                                                      |
| 27 Uttar Pradesh             | 9,180,571                                                    |
| 28 Uttarakhand               | 248,751                                                      |
| 29 West Bengal               | 732,290                                                      |
| Total                        | 28,613,424                                                   |

*

* Not funded under Saubhagya

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ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  TO  (g)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1801 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 01.08.2024

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The details of State wise grant disbursed

(Rs. in Crores)

| S. No.   | Name of the States   | Grant Released to the States/UTs under Saubhagya   |
|----------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 160                                                |
| 2        | Assam                | 705                                                |
| 3        | Bihar                | 491                                                |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh         | 379                                                |
| 5        | Haryana              | 8                                                  |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh     | 2                                                  |
| 7        | J&K                  | 51                                                 |
| 8        | Jharkhand            | 284                                                |
| 9        | Karnataka            | 48                                                 |
| 10       | Kerala               | 66                                                 |
| 11       | Ladakh               | -                                                  |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh       | 554                                                |
| 13       | Maharashtra          | 218                                                |
| 14       | Manipur              | 91                                                 |
| 15       | Meghalaya            | 206                                                |
| 16       | Mizoram              | 41                                                 |
| 17       | Nagaland             | 54                                                 |
| 18       | Orissa               | 323                                                |
| 19       | Punjab               | 1                                                  |
| 20       | Rajasthan            | 305                                                |
| 21       | Sikkim               | 2                                                  |
| 22       | Telangana            | 17                                                 |
| 23       | Tripura              | 267                                                |
| 24       | Uttar Pradesh        | 1,815                                              |
| 25       | Uttarakhand          | 50                                                 |
| 26       | West Bengal          | 169                                                |
| Total    |                      | 6,305                                              |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (h) & (i) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1801 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 01.08.2024

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The  State/UT-wise  details  of  Household  electrification  (including  Tamil  Nadu)  under RDSS (PVTG+Addl HHs)

| S. No.   | Name of State                                                       | Sanctioned Outlay (Rs. Crores)                                      | Sanctioned GBS (Rs. Crores)                                         | Total Households Sanctioned                                         | Households Electrified as on 18.07.2024                             |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A.       | Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                     | Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 1        | Rajasthan                                                           | 459.18                                                              | 275.51                                                              | 1,90,959                                                            | 62,160                                                              |
| 2        | Meghalaya                                                           | 435.70                                                              | 392.13                                                              | 50,501                                                              | 0                                                                   |
| 3        | Mizoram                                                             | 68.94                                                               | 62.04                                                               | 13,715                                                              | 0                                                                   |
| 4        | Nagaland                                                            | 65.10                                                               | 58.59                                                               | 10,398                                                              | 0                                                                   |
| 5        | Uttar Pradesh                                                       | 931.04                                                              | 558.62                                                              | 2,51,487                                                            | 0                                                                   |
| 6        | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | 49.24                                                               | 29.54                                                               | 15,475                                                              | 11,384                                                              |
| 7        | Jharkhand                                                           | 7.47                                                                | 4.48                                                                | 872                                                                 | 0                                                                   |
| 8        | Jammu & Kashmir                                                     | 14.96                                                               | 13.46                                                               | 1,936                                                               | 0                                                                   |
| 9        | Bihar                                                               | 119.57                                                              | 71.74                                                               | 21,658                                                              | 0                                                                   |
| 10       | Assam                                                               | 785.55                                                              | 706.99                                                              | 1,27,111                                                            | 0                                                                   |
|          | Total (A)                                                           | 2,936.75                                                            | 2,173.12                                                            | 6,84,112                                                            | 73,544                                                              |
| B.       | Electrification works sanctioned under                              | Electrification works sanctioned under                              | RDSS in Vibrant                                                     | Villages                                                            |                                                                     |
| 1        | Himachal Pradesh                                                    | 6.08                                                                | 5.47                                                                | 3,536                                                               | 0                                                                   |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                   | 20.18                                                               | 18.16                                                               | 1,683                                                               | 0                                                                   |
| 3        | Uttarakhand                                                         | 13.08                                                               | 11.77                                                               | 1,154                                                               | 0                                                                   |
|          | Total (B)                                                           | 39.34                                                               | 35.40                                                               | 6,373                                                               |                                                                     |
| C.       | Household Electrification through Grid Connectivity under PM-JANMAN | Household Electrification through Grid Connectivity under PM-JANMAN | Household Electrification through Grid Connectivity under PM-JANMAN | Household Electrification through Grid Connectivity under PM-JANMAN | Household Electrification through Grid Connectivity under PM-JANMAN |
|          | Sanctioned under RDSS                                               |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | 88.71                                                               | 53.23                                                               | 25,054                                                              | 22,245                                                              |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh                                                        | 38.17                                                               | 22.90                                                               | 7,077                                                               | 3,172                                                               |
| 3        | Jharkhand                                                           | 53.39                                                               | 32.03                                                               | 9,134                                                               | 0                                                                   |
| 4        | Madhya Pradesh                                                      | 136.07                                                              | 81.65                                                               | 27,358                                                              | 7,517                                                               |
| 5        | Maharashtra                                                         | 26.61                                                               | 15.96                                                               | 8,556                                                               | 8,556                                                               |
| 6        | Rajasthan                                                           | 40.34                                                               | 24.20                                                               | 17,633                                                              | 9,815                                                               |
| 7        | Karnataka                                                           | 3.77                                                                | 2.26                                                                | 1,615                                                               | 811                                                                 |
| 8        | Kerala                                                              | 0.86                                                                | 0.52                                                                | 345                                                                 | 303                                                                 |
| 9        | Tamil Nadu                                                          | 29.89                                                               | 17.94                                                               | 10,673                                                              | 4,781                                                               |
| 10       | Telangana                                                           | 6.79                                                                | 4.07                                                                | 3,884                                                               | 3,862                                                               |
| 11       | Tripura                                                             | 61.52                                                               | 55.37                                                               | 11,664                                                              | 2,367                                                               |
| 12       | Uttarakhand                                                         | 0.41                                                                | 0.37                                                                | 221                                                                 | 667                                                                 |
| 13       | Uttar Pradesh                                                       | 1.10                                                                | 0.66                                                                | 316                                                                 | 157                                                                 |
|          | Total (C)                                                           | 487.63                                                              | 311.15                                                              | 1,23,530                                                            | 64,253                                                              |
|          | Grand Total (A+B+C)                                                 | 3,463.72                                                            | 2,519.67                                                            | 8,14,015                                                            | 1,37,797                                                            |

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