Lok Sabha Question No. 3210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Electrification of Households
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3210

## ANSWERED ON 21.12.2023

## ELECTRIFICATION OF HOUSEHOLDS

3210. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of schemes being implemented by the Government to provide last mile electrical  connectivity and to ensure electrification of all rural and urban households, scheme-wise;
- (b) the total number of households electrified under various schemes during the last five years and the current year, State/UT and year-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide solar energy systems to electrify every households in the country; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) & (b) : The Government of India implemented Deeen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) to strengthen the distribution system. Subsequently, Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) was launched by Government of India in October, 2017 with the objective to  achieve  universal  household  electrification  throughout  the  country.  Under  this scheme, electricity connections were provided to all willing un-electrified households in rural areas and all willing poor un-electrified households in urban areas. The electrification  was  carried  out  by  State  DISCOMs/Power  Departments  with  funds provided by the Central Government under the Scheme. After electrification, the State DISCOMs/Power  Departments  were  asked  to  certify  that  all  willing  un-electrified households  were  electrified.  All  the  participating  States  certified  that  they  have electrified  all  willing  un-electrified  households.  A  total  of  2.86  crore  households  were provided electricity  connection  up-to  31.03.2022.  The  state  wise  details  of  number  of household covered during the last 5 years are at Annexure. Both the above mentioned schemes SAUBHAGYA and DDUGJY have been closed on 31.03.2022.

The  construction  of  new  houses  is  a  dynamic  and  continuous  process.    The Central Government in line with its commitment, is further supporting States under the ongoing Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) for electrification of any left-out households, which existed before 31.03.2019 (period of execution of SAUBHAGYA) but were somehow missed out by the DISCOMs. Till date, the approval has been accorded for  around 4.96 Lakh left-out households for electrification for the State of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The details in this regard are as given below:

| State          | No. of HHs Proposed   |   Approved Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
| Rajasthan      | 1,90,959              |                       459.18 |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 2,99,546              |                       338.46 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 5,577                 |                        16    |

(c) & (d) : Under Off-grid & Decentralized Solar PV Applications Programme Phase-II, which  was  under  implementation  till  31.3.2017,  the  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable Energy was providing financial support for electrification of Households through off-grid solar  systems.  Later,  considering  that  Government targeted to  electrify  all  villages  in the  country  under  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  Scheme,  and household electrification is targeted under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana Saubhagya scheme, the financial support for electrification of HHs through off-grid solar systems  was  discontinued  under  Off-grid  &  Decentralized Solar  PV  Applications Programme Phase-III of MNRE.

Recently,  the  Union  Cabinet  on  29.11.2023,  approved  Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati Adivasi  Nyaya  Maha  Abhiyan  (PM  JANMAN)  with  total  outlay  of  Rs.  24,104  crores (Central  Share:  Rs.  15,336  crore  and  State  Share:  Rs.8,768  crore)  to  focus  on  eleven critical interventions through nine-line Ministries for implementation. The Mission, interalia,  covers  electrification  of  one  lakh  un-electrified  households  through  off-grid  solar systems  in  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups  (PVTG)  areas  located  in  18  States namely  Andhra  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh,  Gujarat,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Kerala, Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Manipur,  Odisha,  Rajasthan,  Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, and UT of Andaman & Nicobar, where electricity supply through the grid is not techno-economically feasible. The New Solar  Power Scheme under the Mission to be implemented by MNRE, has provision of providing solar off-grid systems or Solar mini grid for electrification of PVTG HHs at the rate of Rs. 50000 per Household or as per actual cost.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3210 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.12.2023

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State-wise electrification of households during the last 5 years, since launch of Saubhagya Scheme including Additional Households covered under DDUGJY

| Sl. No.   |                    | No of Households electrified from 11.10.2017 to 31.03.2019 as per Saubhagya   | Additional Sanction allowed under Saubhagya                         | Additional Sanction allowed under Saubhagya   | Further Additional Households sanctioned under DDUGJY   | Further Additional Households sanctioned under DDUGJY   | Grand       |
|-----------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the States | Portal                                                                        | No of Households reported electrified from 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2021 | Total HHs electrified as on 31.03.2021 (A)    | Households Sanctioned during 2021- 22                   | Households electrified (as on 31.03.2022) (B)           | Total(A+B)  |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh*    | 1,81,930                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 1,81,930                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 1,81,930    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh  | 47,089                                                                        | 0                                                                   | 47,089                                        | 7859                                                    | 0                                                       | 47,089      |
| 3         | Assam              | 17,45,149                                                                     | 2,00,000                                                            | 19,45,149                                     | 480249                                                  | 381507                                                  | 23,26,656   |
| 4         | Bihar              | 32,59,041                                                                     | 0                                                                   | 32,59,041                                     |                                                         |                                                         | 32,59,041   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh       | 7,49,397                                                                      | 40,394                                                              | 7,89,791                                      | 21981                                                   | 2577                                                    | 7,92,368    |
| 6         | Gujarat*           | 41,317                                                                        | 0                                                                   | 41,317                                        |                                                         |                                                         | 41,317      |
| 7         | Haryana            | 54,681                                                                        | 0                                                                   | 54,681                                        |                                                         |                                                         | 54,681      |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh   | 12,891                                                                        | 0                                                                   | 12,891                                        |                                                         |                                                         | 12,891      |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir    | 3,77,045                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 3,77,045                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 3,77,045    |
| 10        | Jharkhand          | 15,30,708                                                                     | 2,00,000                                                            | 17,30,708                                     |                                                         |                                                         | 17,30,708   |
| 11        | Karnataka          | 3,56,974                                                                      | 26,824                                                              | 3,83,798                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 3,83,798    |
| 12        | Ladakh             | 10,456                                                                        | 0                                                                   | 10,456                                        |                                                         |                                                         | 10,456      |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh     | 19,84,264                                                                     | 0                                                                   | 19,84,264                                     | 99722                                                   | 0                                                       | 19,84,264   |
| 14        | Maharashtra        | 15,17,922                                                                     | 0                                                                   | 15,17,922                                     |                                                         |                                                         | 15,17,922   |
| 15        | Manipur            | 1,02,748                                                                      | 5,367                                                               | 1,08,115                                      | 21135                                                   | 0                                                       | 1,08,115    |
| 16        | Meghalaya          | 1,99,839                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 1,99,839                                      | 420                                                     | 401                                                     | 2,00,240    |
| 17        | Mizoram            | 27,970                                                                        | 0                                                                   | 27,970                                        |                                                         |                                                         | 27,970      |
| 18        | Nagaland           | 1,32,507                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 1,32,507                                      | 7009                                                    | 7009                                                    | 1,39,516    |
| 19        | Odisha             | 24,52,444                                                                     | 0                                                                   | 24,52,444                                     |                                                         |                                                         | 24,52,444   |
| 20        | Puducherry*        | 912                                                                           | 0                                                                   | 912                                           |                                                         |                                                         | 912         |
| 21        | Punjab             | 3,477                                                                         | 0                                                                   | 3,477                                         |                                                         |                                                         | 3,477       |
| 22        | Rajasthan          | 18,62,736                                                                     | 2,12,786                                                            | 20,75,522                                     | 210843                                                  | 52206                                                   | 21,27,728   |
| 23        | Sikkim             | 14,900                                                                        | 0                                                                   | 14,900                                        |                                                         |                                                         | 14,900      |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu*        | 2,170                                                                         | 0                                                                   | 2,170                                         |                                                         |                                                         | 2,170       |
| 25        | Telangana          | 5,15,084                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 5,15,084                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 5,15,084    |
| 26        | Tripura            | 1,39,090                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 1,39,090                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 1,39,090    |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh      | 79,80,568                                                                     | 12,00,003                                                           | 91,80,571                                     | 334652                                                  | 0                                                       | 91,80,571   |
| 28        | Uttarakhand        | 2,48,751                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 2,48,751                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 2,48,751    |
| 29        | West Bengal        | 7,32,290                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 7,32,290                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 7,32,290    |
| Total     | Total              | 2,62,84,350                                                                   | 18,85,374                                                           | 2,81,69,724                                   | 11,83,870                                               | 4,43,700                                                | 2,86,13,424 |

* Not funded under Saubhagya