Lok Sabha Question No. 2871 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Provision  of Electricity  to Every Household
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2871

## ANSWERED ON 08.08.2024

## PROVISION OF ELECTRICITY TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD

†2871 SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is making efforts to fulfil its promise of providing electricity to every household;

(b) if so, the total number of the number of rural families who got electricity during the last two years along with the current year in different States of the country including Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu;

(c) the  details  of  those  rural  families  in  the  country  who  still  do  not  have access to electricity; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government to provide electricity to every rural household in the country, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) to (d) : (i) Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) (2017-2019) to provide electricity connection to all willing un-electrified households in rural areas and all willing poor households in urban areas in the country. A total of 2.86 Cr households have been given electricity connections  during  the  period  of  SAUBHAGYA  Scheme.  SAUBHAGYA  scheme was closed in 2019.

(ii) Government of India launched Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) in  2021  with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of supply of power  to consumers  through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient   Distribution   Sector.   The   scheme   has  an outlay of

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

Rs.3,03,758  crore  with  a  Gross  Budgetary  Support  of  Rs.  97,631  crore  over  a period of five years from 2021-22 to FY 2025-26. Projects worth Rs. 2.62 lakh crore for distribution infrastructure works and smart metering works have been sanctioned under the scheme. This also includes electrification of un-electrified households left-out during SAUBHAGYA and all identified Particularly Vulnerable Tribal  Groups  (PVTG)  households  under  PM-JANMAN  (Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan) as per the scheme guidelines.

The  details regarding sanction of electrification works  for the unelectrified households, as proposed by the States, under RDSS and the progress made so far is placed at Annexure.

(iii)  Ministry  of  New  &  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  has  approved  a  New  Solar Power Scheme for PVTG Habitations/Villages under PM JANMAN. The scheme has a provision for the electrification of un-electrified households (HHs) in PVTG areas, through the provision of off-grid solar-based system.

Under  this  scheme,  5067  HHs  have  been  sanctioned  for  electrification through off-grid solar system.  State-wise details of sanction are given below:

| Sl. No   | Name of the State   |   No. of Household connection sanctioned |
|----------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      |                                      756 |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh        |                                      870 |
| 3        | Jharkhand           |                                     1233 |
| 4        | Karnataka           |                                      179 |
| 5        | Telangana           |                                      326 |
| 6        | Tripura             |                                     1703 |
|          | Total               |                                     5067 |

(iv)  Details  of  electricity  connections  provided  by  Dadra  &  Nagar  Haveli  and Daman  and  Diu  Power  Corporation  Ltd.  (DNHDDPDCL)  in  last  2  years  are  as given below:

| Financial Year                                           |   FY 2022-23 |   FY 2023-24 |   FY 2024-25 (upto Quarter 1) |
|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------------------|
| No. of Household Connections released for Rural families |         2202 |         4428 |                           852 |

Further  as  per  the  report  of  DNHDDPDCL,  there  are  no  un-electrified customers in their area of supply.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2871 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 08.08.2024 *************

## Electrification under RDSS (PVTG+Addl HHs+ Vibrant Village Program)

| Sl. 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                                     | A. Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                     | A. Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                     | A. Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                     | A. Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                     | A. Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                     |
| 1                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                              | 459.18                                                                 | 275.51                                                                 | 190,959                                                                | 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                                                                 | 251,487                                                                | 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                                                                 | 127,111                                                                | 0                                                                      |
|                                                                        | Total (A)                                                              | 2,936.75                                                               | 2,173.12                                                               | 684,112                                                                | 73,544                                                                 |
| B. Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages     | B. Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages     | B. Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages     | B. Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages     | B. Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages     | B. 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 | C. Household Electrification through Grid Connectivity under PM-JANMAN | C. Household Electrification through Grid Connectivity under PM-JANMAN | C. Household Electrification through Grid Connectivity under PM-JANMAN | C. Household Electrification through Grid Connectivity under PM-JANMAN | C. 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                                                                 | 123,530                                                                | 64,253                                                                 |
|                                                                        | Total (A+B+C)                                                          | 3,463.72                                                               | 2,519.67                                                               | 814,015                                                                | 137,797                                                                |

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