Lok Sabha Question No. 4785 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Implementation of Saubhagya
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil, Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4785 ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SAUBHAGYA

†4785.  SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM:

SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has been able to implement the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj  Bijli  Har  Ghar  Yojana  (Saubhagya)  successfully  in  order  to  provide electricity  connections to villages across various States of the country particularly in the State of Maharashtra and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the financial assistance provided by the Government to various States/UTs including Maharashtra for the Saubhagya scheme;
- (d) whether the Government has estimated the number of people still deprived of  universal  access  to  electricity  in  the  country  including  each  district  of Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof, State / UT-wise; and
- (e)
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) to (e): Government  of  India  has  supplemented  the  efforts  of  the  States through  schemes  like  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) etc., to help them achieve the objective of providing reliable  power  supply  to  all  households.  As  reported  by  the  States,  all  the inhabited un-electrified census villages in the country were electrified by 28th April, 2018.Thereafter, during SAUBHAGYA, as reported by States including the State of  Maharashtra, electrification  of  all  willing  households  was  completed. Both the schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022. State-wise details are placed at Annexure-I.

The  Central  grant  by  Government  of  India  for  SAUBHAGYA  scheme  was Rs.6330.32  Cr.  State  wise  details,  including  for  Maharashtra,  are  placed  at Annexure-II.

Presently, Government of India is supporting States for grid electrification of left-out households under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). It includes works for electrification of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) households identified under PM-JANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan), tribal  households under  DA-JGUA (Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan), Scheduled Caste households under Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM-AJAY) and remote & border households under Vibrant Villlage Program (VVP), wherever found feasible. Till date, based on survey done by the States, works amounting to Rs. 6,487 Cr. have been sanctioned for grid electrification of 13,59,752 households. The State/UT-wise details are placed at Annexure-III and District-wise details for Maharashtra are placed at Annexure-IV

In addition, under New Solar Power Scheme, works amounting to Rs. 50 Crores  have  been  sanctioned  for  off-grid  solar  based  electrification  of  9,961 households as on 30 th  June, 2025.State-wise details are placed at Annexure-V.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4785 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.08.2025 ************* Number  of  Households  electrified  since  the  launch  of  SAUBHAGYA  scheme including Additional Households achievement under DDUGJY

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States   | No of Households electrified   |
|-----------|----------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh*      | 1,81,930                       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 47,089                         |
| 3         | Assam                | 23,26,656                      |
| 4         | Bihar                | 32,59,041                      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 7,92,368                       |
| 6         | Gujarat*             | 41,317                         |
| 7         | Haryana              | 54,681                         |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh     | 12,891                         |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir      | 3,77,045                       |
| 10        | Jharkhand            | 17,30,708                      |
| 11        | Karnataka            | 3,83,798                       |
| 12        | Ladakh               | 10,456                         |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh       | 19,84,264                      |
| 14        | Maharashtra          | 15,17,922                      |
| 15        | Manipur              | 1,08,115                       |
| 16        | Meghalaya            | 2,00,240                       |
| 17        | Mizoram              | 27,970                         |
| 18        | Nagaland             | 1,39,516                       |
| 19        | Odisha               | 24,52,444                      |
| 20        | Puducherry*          | 912                            |
| 21        | Punjab               | 3,477                          |
| 22        | Rajasthan            | 21,27,728                      |
| 23        | Sikkim               | 14,900                         |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu*          | 2,170                          |
| 25        | Telangana            | 5,15,084                       |
| 26        | Tripura              | 1,39,090                       |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh        | 91,80,571                      |
| 28        | Uttarakhand          | 2,48,751                       |
| 29        | West Bengal          | 7,32,290                       |
| Total     | Total                | 2,86,13,424                    |

*Not funded under SAUBHAGYA Scheme

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ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4785 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.08.2025

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## State Wise Fund released under SAUBHAGYA Scheme

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States   |   Grant Released (Rs. in Cr.) |
|-----------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh    |                        159.79 |
| 2         | Assam                |                        718.34 |
| 3         | Bihar                |                        491.38 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh         |                        378.71 |
| 5         | Haryana              |                          8.46 |
| 6         | Himachal Pradesh     |                          2.02 |
| 7         | Jammu & Kashmir      |                         45.57 |
| 8         | Jharkhand            |                        284.31 |
| 9         | Karnataka            |                         48.03 |
| 10        | Kerala               |                         66.34 |
| 11        | Ladakh               |                          5.59 |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh       |                        553.64 |
| 13        | Maharashtra          |                        217.98 |
| 14        | Manipur              |                         98.58 |
| 15        | Meghalaya            |                        205.93 |
| 16        | Mizoram              |                         41.2  |
| 17        | Nagaland             |                         54.18 |
| 18        | Odisha               |                        322.68 |
| 19        | Punjab               |                          0.71 |
| 20        | Rajasthan            |                        304.54 |
| 21        | Sikkim               |                          1.9  |
| 22        | Telangana            |                         16.77 |
| 23        | Tripura              |                        275.93 |
| 24        | Uttar Pradesh        |                       1814.62 |
| 25        | Uttarakhand          |                         43.92 |
| 26        | West Bengal          |                        169.2  |
|           | Total                |                       6330.32 |

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ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4785 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.08.2025

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## Household Electrification sanctioned under RDSS

| Sl. No .   | Name of State                                                                 | Sanctioned Outlay (Rs. Crores)                                                | Sanctioned GBS (Rs. Crores)                                                   | Total Households Sanctioned                                                   |
|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A.         | Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                               | Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                               | Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                               | Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                               |
| 1          | Rajasthan                                                                     | 1,526.94                                                                      | 916.16                                                                        | 338,702                                                                       |
| 2          | Meghalaya                                                                     | 435.70                                                                        | 392.13                                                                        | 50,501                                                                        |
| 3          | Mizoram                                                                       | 79.90                                                                         | 71.91                                                                         | 15,167                                                                        |
| 4          | Nagaland                                                                      | 69.55                                                                         | 62.59                                                                         | 10,004                                                                        |
| 5          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                 | 931.04                                                                        | 558.62                                                                        | 251,487                                                                       |
| 6          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                | 49.24                                                                         | 29.55                                                                         | 15,475                                                                        |
| 7          | Jharkhand                                                                     | 25.16                                                                         | 15.09                                                                         | 4,853                                                                         |
| 8          | Jammu & Kashmir                                                               | 106.70                                                                        | 96.03                                                                         | 15,359                                                                        |
| 9          | Bihar                                                                         | 238.86                                                                        | 143.32                                                                        | 35,467                                                                        |
| 10         | Assam                                                                         | 785.55                                                                        | 706.99                                                                        | 127,111                                                                       |
| 11         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                             | 47.11                                                                         | 42.40                                                                         | 6,506                                                                         |
| 12         | Manipur                                                                       | 214.44                                                                        | 193.00                                                                        | 36,972                                                                        |
| 13         | Chhattisgarh                                                                  | 166.55                                                                        | 99.93                                                                         | 34,078                                                                        |
| 14         | Kerala                                                                        | 0.33                                                                          | 0.20                                                                          | 40                                                                            |
| 15         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                | 1.13                                                                          | 0.68                                                                          | 196                                                                           |
|            | Total (A)                                                                     | 4,678.19                                                                      | 3,328.60                                                                      | 941,918                                                                       |
| B.         | Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages               | Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages               | Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages               | Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages               |
| 1          | Himachal Pradesh*                                                             | 6.08                                                                          | 5.47                                                                          | 0                                                                             |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                             | 20.18                                                                         | 18.16                                                                         | 1,683                                                                         |
| 3          | Uttarakhand                                                                   | 13.08                                                                         | 11.77                                                                         | 1,154                                                                         |
|            | Total (B)                                                                     | 39.34                                                                         | 35.41                                                                         | 2,837                                                                         |
| C.         | Electrification of PVTG Households through Grid Connectivity under PM- JANMAN | Electrification of PVTG Households through Grid Connectivity under PM- JANMAN | Electrification of PVTG Households through Grid Connectivity under PM- JANMAN | Electrification of PVTG Households through Grid Connectivity under PM- JANMAN |
| C1         | Sanctioned under RDSS                                                         |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                                               |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh 88.71                                                          |                                                                               | 53.23                                                                         | 24,967                                                                        |
| 2          | Bihar                                                                         | 0.28                                                                          | 0.17                                                                          | 0                                                                             |
| 3          | Chhattisgarh                                                                  | 38.17                                                                         | 22.90                                                                         | 7,077                                                                         |
| 4          | Jharkhand                                                                     | 74.13                                                                         | 44.47                                                                         | 12,442                                                                        |
| 5          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                | 143.39                                                                        | 86.02                                                                         | 29,290                                                                        |
| 6          | Maharashtra                                                                   | 26.61                                                                         | 15.96                                                                         | 8,556                                                                         |
| 7          | Rajasthan                                                                     | 40.34                                                                         | 24.20                                                                         | 17,633                                                                        |
| 8          | Karnataka                                                                     | 3.77                                                                          | 2.26                                                                          | 1,615                                                                         |
| 9          | Kerala                                                                        | 0.86                                                                          | 0.52                                                                          | 345                                                                           |

| 10               | Tamil Nadu                                                    | 29.89    | 17.94   | 8,603   |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------|---------|
| 11               | Telangana                                                     | 6.79     | 4.07    | 3,884   |
| 12               | Tripura                                                       | 61.52    | 55.37   | 11,664  |
| 13               | Uttarakhand                                                   | 0.60     | 0.54    | 669     |
| 14               | Uttar Pradesh                                                 | 1.10     | 0.66    | 316     |
|                  | Sub Total (C1)                                                | 516.15   | 328.31  | 127,061 |
|                  | C2 PVTG HH electrification covered under                      | State    | Plan**  |         |
| 1                | Gujarat                                                       | 0        | 0       | -       |
| 2                | Odisha                                                        | 0        | 0       | -       |
| 3                | West Bengal                                                   | 0        | 0       | -       |
|                  | Sub Total (C2)                                                |          |         |         |
|                  | Total (C=C1+C2)                                               | 516.15   | 328.31  | 127,061 |
| D.               | Electrification of Tribal Households identified under DA-JGUA |          |         |         |
| D1               | Sanctioned Households                                         |          |         |         |
| 1 Andhra Pradesh | 19.12                                                         | 11.47    |         | 4,921   |
| 2 Arunachal      | Pradesh                                                       | 8.20     | 7.38    | 1,938   |
| 3                | Bihar                                                         | 61.40    | 36.84   | 7,117   |
| 4                | Chhattisgarh                                                  | 218.44   | 131.06  | 39,579  |
| 5                | Himachal Pradesh                                              | 0.49     | 0.45    | 93      |
| 6                | Jammu & Kashmir                                               | 89.84    | 80.85   | 13,824  |
| 7                | Jharkhand                                                     | 92.44    | 55.47   | 19,467  |
| 8                | Karnataka                                                     | 32.14    | 19.28   | 4,229   |
| 9                | Kerala                                                        | 5.73     | 3.44    | 1,080   |
| 10               | Madhya Pradesh                                                | 284.94   | 170.97  | 55,795  |
| 11               | Maharashtra                                                   | 23.60    | 14.16   | 6,961   |
| 12               | Rajasthan                                                     | 197.11   | 118.26  | 82,842  |
| 13               | Telangana                                                     | 110.73   | 66.44   | 26,525  |
| 14               | Tripura                                                       | 40.69    | 36.62   | 7,677   |
| 15               | Uttar Pradesh                                                 | 32.21    | 19.32   | 6,867   |
| 16               | Uttarakhand                                                   | 0.84     | 0.75    | 207     |
|                  | Sub Total (D1)                                                | 1,217.91 | 772.77  | 279,122 |
| D2               | Sanctioned Public Places                                      |          |         |         |
| 1                | Andhra Pradesh                                                | 0.70     | 0.42    | 182     |
| 2                | Arunachal Pradesh                                             | 0.04     | 0.03    | 9       |
| 3                | Himachal Pradesh                                              | 0.05     | 0.05    | 7       |
| 4                | Jharkhand                                                     | 8.25     | 4.95    | 1,910   |
| 5                | Kerala                                                        | 0.15     | 0.09    | 17      |
| 6                | Madhya Pradesh                                                | 3.32     | 1.99    | 650     |
| 7                | Rajasthan                                                     | 0.70     | 0.42    | 195     |
| 8                | Telangana                                                     | 2.90     | 1.74    | 672     |
| 9                | Tripura                                                       | 2.31     | 2.08    | 512     |

| 10   | Uttar Pradesh                                   | 0.13                                            | 0.08     | 30        |
|------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------|-----------|
| 11   | Uttarakhand                                     | 0.08                                            | 0.07     | 19        |
|      | Sub Total (D2)                                  | 18.63                                           | 11.92    | 4,203     |
|      | Total (D=D1+D2)                                 | 1,236.53                                        | 784.69   | 283,325   |
| E.   | Electrification works sanctioned under PM- AJAY | Electrification works sanctioned under PM- AJAY |          |           |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh                                  | 3.50                                            | 2.10     | 811       |
| 2    | Jharkhand                                       | 6.14                                            | 3.68     | 1,782     |
| 3    | Madhya Pradesh                                  | 0.002                                           | 0.001    | 6         |
| 4    | Maharashtra                                     | 6.810                                           | 4.086    | 2,012     |
|      | Total (E)                                       | 16.45                                           | 9.87     | 4,611     |
|      | Grand Total (A+B+C+D+E)                         | 6,486.67                                        | 4,486.87 | 1,359,752 |

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## ANNEXURE-IV

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4785 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.08.2025

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## Details of Households sanctioned in Maharashtra

| District         | Number of households sanctioned   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Ahilyanagar      | 579                               |
| Ahmednagar       | 161                               |
| Akola            | 103                               |
| Amravati         | 13                                |
| Beed             | 262                               |
| Bhandara         | 2                                 |
| Buldhana         | 538                               |
| C. sambhajinagar | 103                               |
| Chandrapur       | 508                               |
| Dhule            | 411                               |
| Gadchiroli       | 495                               |
| Gondia           | 185                               |
| Hingoli          | 818                               |
| Jalgaon          | 384                               |
| Jalna            | 78                                |
| Latur            | 42                                |
| Nanded           | 372                               |
| Nashik           | 3,109                             |
| Osmanabad        | 55                                |
| Palghar          | 1,879                             |
| Parbhani         | 457                               |
| Pune             | 1,035                             |
| Raigad           | 3,837                             |
| Satara           | 50                                |
| Solapur          | 259                               |
| Thane            | 615                               |
| Wardha           | 16                                |
| Washim           | 211                               |
| Yavatmal         | 881                               |
| Kolhapur         | 6                                 |
| Sindhudurg       | 65                                |
| Grand Total      | 17,529                            |

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ANNEXURE-V ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION

NO. 4785 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.08.2025 *************

Off-grid solar based household electrification sanctioned under New Solar Power Scheme

| Sl. No.   | States         | No. of households Sanctioned   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------|
| (a)       | Andhra Pradesh | 1,675                          |
| (b)       | Chhattisgarh   | 1,578                          |
| (c)       | Jharkhand      | 2,342                          |
| (d)       | Madhya Pradesh | 2,060                          |
| (e)       | Karnataka      | 179                            |
| (f)       | Kerala         | 98                             |
| (g)       | Telangana      | 326                            |
| (h)       | Tripura        | 1,703                          |
| Total     | Total          | 9,961                          |

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