Lok Sabha Question No. 3572 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Electrification of all Rural and Urban Households
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3572 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## ELECTRIFICATION OF ALL RURAL AND URBAN HOUSEHOLDS

3572. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing various schemes with a view to provide last mile electrical connectivity and ensure electrification to all rural and urban households;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total number of households electrified under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har  Ghar  Yojana-Saubhagya and  the  percentage  of  total  households  electrified under  the  said  Yojana  through  the  installation  of  solar  energy  systems,  Statewise including Bihar;
- (d) the number of households electrified under Saubhagya through the installation of solar energy systems, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the quantum of funds allocated, distributed and utilised under Saubhagya during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) :  The Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana - SAUBHAGYA in October, 2017 with the objective of achieving universal household electrification, by providing electricity connections to all un-electrified households in rural areas and all poor households in urban areas in the country. Under the aegis of SAUBHAGYA, as on 31.03.2019, all households were reported electrified by the States/UTs, except 18,734 households in Left Wing  Extremists (LWE) affected  areas of  Chhattisgarh.   Subsequently, seven

........2.

States namely Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan and  Uttar  Pradesh  reported  that  around  19.09  lakh  un-electrified  households, identified  before  31.03.2019,  which  were  unwilling  earlier  but  later  expressed willingness  to  get  electricity  connection.  This  was  also  sanctioned.  All  these seven  States  had  reported  100%  household  electrification  as  on  31.03.2021.  A total of 2.817 crore households were electrified since the launch of SAUBHAGYA, up to 31.03.2021.

Thereafter, some States reported that some households remained to be electrified, against which, States reported electrification of 4.43 lakh households.  Accordingly,  a  total  2.86  crore  households  have  been  electrified. State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-I. The schemes  stands closed on 31.03.2022.

Fresh  arising  of  new  households  is  a  continuous  process  and electrification  of  such  households  is  expected  to  be  taken  care  of  by  the Distribution Utilities. However all the households which existed when Saubhagya was sanctioned and the State/UT have been told that if any such households is left,  their  electrification  be  carried  out  under  Revamped  Distribution  Sector Scheme (RDSS).

- (c) : As reported by the States/UTs, a total of 2.86 crore households have been  electrified  under  Saubhagya.  Out  of  this,  1.644%  household  have  been electrified through installation of Solar energy system. The state/UT-wise, details of percentage of households electrified under Saubhagya as per closure including additional households electrified under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) is attached at Annexure-II.
- (d) : The details of households electrified under Saubhagya as per closure including additional households electrified under DDUGJY through the installation of solar energy systems is enclosed at Annexure-III.
- (e)  :      There  was  no  upfront  allocation  of  funds  for  any  State/District  under Saubhagya scheme. Funds were released for sanctioned projects in instalments based on the reported utilization of the funds released in the previous instalments and fulfilment of stipulated conditions. State/UT-wise quantum of funds allocated/distributed and utilized under SAUBHAGYA during 2019-20 to 2021-22 is attached at Annexure-IV.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 3572 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2023

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| State-wise electrification of households since launch of Saubhagya Scheme including Additional Households achievement under DDUGJY   | State-wise electrification of households since launch of Saubhagya Scheme including Additional Households achievement under DDUGJY   | State-wise electrification of households since launch of Saubhagya Scheme including Additional Households achievement under DDUGJY   | State-wise electrification of households since launch of Saubhagya Scheme including Additional Households achievement under DDUGJY   | State-wise electrification of households since launch of Saubhagya Scheme including Additional Households achievement under DDUGJY   | State-wise electrification of households since launch of Saubhagya Scheme including Additional Households achievement under DDUGJY   | State-wise electrification of households since launch of Saubhagya Scheme including Additional Households achievement under DDUGJY   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                              | State/UT                                                                                                                             | 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 Grand Total(A+B) Households electrified (as on                                 | Further Additional Households sanctioned under DDUGJY Grand Total(A+B) Households electrified (as on                                 |
|                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                      | 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 31.03.2022) (B)                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh*                                                                                                                      | 181,930                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                    | 181,930                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                      | 181,930                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                    | 47,089                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                    | 47,089                                                                                                                               | 7859 0                                                                                                                               | 47,089                                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                                                | 1,745,149                                                                                                                            | 200,000                                                                                                                              | 1,945,149 480249                                                                                                                     | 381507                                                                                                                               | 2,326,656                                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                                                | 3,259,041                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                    | 3,259,041                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                      | 3,259,041                                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                         | 749,397                                                                                                                              | 40,394                                                                                                                               | 789,791 21981                                                                                                                        | 2577                                                                                                                                 | 792,368                                                                                                                              |
| 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                                                                                                                      | 377,045                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                    | 377,045                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                      | 377,045                                                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                                                                            | 1,530,708                                                                                                                            | 200,000                                                                                                                              | 1,730,708                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                      | 1,730,708                                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                                                            | 356,974                                                                                                                              | 26,824                                                                                                                               | 383,798                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                      | 383,798                                                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                                                                   | Ladakh                                                                                                                               | 10,456                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                    | 10,456                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                      | 10,456                                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                       | 1,984,264                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                    | 1,984,264                                                                                                                            | 99722 0                                                                                                                              | 1,984,264                                                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                          | 1,517,922                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                    | 1,517,922                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                      | 1,517,922                                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                                                                              | 102,748                                                                                                                              | 5,367                                                                                                                                | 108,115 21135                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                    | 108,115                                                                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                                                            | 199,839                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                    | 199,839                                                                                                                              | 420 401                                                                                                                              | 200,240                                                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                                                                              | 27,970                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                    | 27,970                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                      | 27,970                                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                                                                             | 132,507                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                    | 132,507                                                                                                                              | 7009 7009                                                                                                                            | 139,516                                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                                                               | 2,452,444                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                    | 2,452,444                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                      | 2,452,444                                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                                                   | Puducherry*                                                                                                                          | 912                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                    | 912                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                      | 912                                                                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                                               | 3,477                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                    | 3,477                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                      | 3,477                                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                                            | 1,862,736                                                                                                                            | 212,786                                                                                                                              | 2,075,522                                                                                                                            | 210843 52206                                                                                                                         | 2,127,728                                                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                                                                               | 14,900                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                    | 14,900                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                      | 14,900                                                                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu*                                                                                                                          | 2,170                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                    | 2,170                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                      | 2,170                                                                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                                            | 515,084                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                    | 515,084                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                      | 515,084                                                                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                                                              | 139,090                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                    | 139,090                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                      | 139,090                                                                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 7,980,568                                                                                                                            | 1,200,003                                                                                                                            | 9,180,571                                                                                                                            | 334652 0                                                                                                                             | 9,180,571                                                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                          | 248,751                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                    | 248,751                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                      | 248,751                                                                                                                              |
| 29                                                                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                                                                          | 732,290                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                    | 732,290                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                      | 732,290                                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                                                | 26,284,350                                                                                                                           | 1,885,374                                                                                                                            | 28,169,724 1,183,870                                                                                                                 | 443,700                                                                                                                              | 28,613,424                                                                                                                           |

*Electrified prior to Saubhagya and not funded under Saubhagya

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3572 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2023 **************

## The percentage of households details electrified under Saubhagya as per closure and additional households electrified under DDUGJY through off grid mode

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Households electrified   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh | 11.463 %                 |
| 2         | Assam             | 4.483 %                  |
| 3         | Bihar             | 1.20 %                   |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh      | 8.250 %                  |
| 5         | Gujarat           | 0.00%                    |
| 6         | Haryana           | 0.00%                    |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.00%                    |
| 8         | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0.00%                    |
| 9         | Jharkhand         | 0.447 %                  |
| 10        | Karnataka         | 0.054 %                  |
| 11        | Ladakh            | 1.607 %                  |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh    | 0.638 %                  |
| 13        | Maharashtra       | 2.012 %                  |
| 14        | Manipur           | 3.133 %                  |
| 15        | Meghalaya         | 0.499 %                  |
| 16        | Mizoram           | 5.241 %                  |
| 17        | Nagaland          | 0.00%                    |
| 18        | Odisha            | 0.560 %                  |
| 19        | Punjab            | 0.00%                    |
| 20        | Rajasthan         | 5.813 %                  |
| 21        | Sikkim            | 0.00%                    |
| 22        | Telangana         | 0.00%                    |
| 23        | Tripura           | 2.589 %                  |
| 24        | Uttar Pradesh     | 0.580 %                  |
| 25        | Uttarakhand       | 1.945 %                  |
| 26        | West Bengal       | 0.00%                    |
| Total     | Total             | 1.644 %                  |

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ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3572 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2023

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| Details of households electrified under Saubhagya& Additional households electrified under DDUGJY through off-grid mode   | Details of households electrified under Saubhagya& Additional households electrified under DDUGJY through off-grid mode   | Details of households electrified under Saubhagya& Additional households electrified under DDUGJY through off-grid mode   | Details of households electrified under Saubhagya& Additional households electrified under DDUGJY through off-grid mode   | Details of households electrified under Saubhagya& Additional households electrified under DDUGJY through off-grid mode   |
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| Sl. No                                                                                                                    | State                                                                                                                     | OFF grid Households electrified under Saubhagya Scheme (A)                                                                | Additional off grid households electrified under DDUGJY during 2021-22 (B)                                                | Total (A+B)                                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                         | 5398                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                           | 5398                                                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                                     | 50754                                                                                                                     | 53545                                                                                                                     | 104299                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                                     | 39100                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                           | 39100                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                              | 65373                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                           | 65373                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                                 | 7740                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                           | 7740                                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                                 | 207                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                           | 207                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                            | 12651                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                           | 12651                                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                               | 30538                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                           | 30538                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                                   | 3387                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                           | 3387                                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                                                                 | 598                                                                                                                       | 401                                                                                                                       | 999                                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                                                   | 1466                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                           | 1466                                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                                                    | 13735                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                           | 13735                                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                                                 | 123682                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                           | 123682                                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                                                   | 3601                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                           | 3601                                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                                                                               | 4837                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                           | 4837                                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                             | 53234                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                           | 53234                                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                                        | Ladakh                                                                                                                    | 168                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                           | 168                                                                                                                       |
| Total                                                                                                                     | Total                                                                                                                     | 416469                                                                                                                    | 53946                                                                                                                     | 470415                                                                                                                    |

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ANNEXURE-IV

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3572 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2023 **************

State-wise Grant disbursed and utilized under Saubhagya Scheme during 2019-20 to 202122:

(Rs. in crores)

| SI. No.   | State/UT          | 2019-20   |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   Grant disbursed | Grant Utilised   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh | 14        |      0    |      7.14 |             20.93 | 20.93            |
| 2         | Assam             | 121       |    118.45 |     20.51 |            259.88 | 259.88           |
| 3         | Bihar             | 136       |     17.1  |     23.85 |            177.2  | 177.20           |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh      | 32        |     42.06 |     42.84 |            116.91 | 116.91           |
| 5         | Haryana           | 3         |      0    |      5.48 |              8.46 | 8.46             |
| 6         | Himachal Pradesh  | 3         |      0    |      0    |              2.89 | 2.89             |
| 7         | J&K               | 0         |      0    |      0    |              0    | -                |
| 8         | Jharkhand         | 4         |     59.85 |     67.73 |            131.89 | 131.89           |
| 9         | Karnataka         | 39        |      0    |      8.65 |             48.03 | 48.03            |
| 10        | Kerala            | 26        |     13.27 |     11.75 |             51.14 | 51.14            |
| 11        | Ladakh            |           |      0    |      0    |              0    | -                |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh    | 0         |      6.32 |    139.86 |            146.18 | 146.18           |
| 13        | Maharashtra       | 43        |      0    |     19.88 |             63.25 | 63.25            |
| 14        | Manipur           | 33        |     12.13 |      4.84 |             50.01 | 50.01            |
| 15        | Meghalaya         | 88        |      1.37 |     18.93 |            108.09 | 90.09            |
| 16        | Mizoram           | 0         |      6.03 |      0.55 |              6.59 | 6.59             |
| 17        | Nagaland          | 0         |      0    |     14.95 |             14.95 | 14.95            |
| 18        | Orissa            | 0         |      0    |     77.92 |             77.92 | 77.92            |
| 19        | Punjab            | 0         |      0.36 |      0.35 |              0.71 | 0.71             |
| 20        | Rajasthan         | 76        |    100.97 |     24.22 |            201.59 | 201.59           |
| 21        | Sikkim            | 1         |      1.15 |      0.22 |              1.9  | 1.90             |
| 22        | Telangana         | 15        |      0    |      1.39 |             16.77 | 16.77            |
| 23        | Tripura           | 8         |      0.27 |     21.66 |             30.04 | 30.04            |
| 24        | Uttar Pradesh     | 26        |     52.31 |    349.93 |            427.99 | 427.99           |
| 25        | Uttarakhand       | 7         |      0.54 |      6.42 |             13.79 | 13.79            |
| 26        | West Bengal       | 20        |     15.92 |     46.1  |             82.29 | 82.29            |
|           | Total             | 696       |    448.09 |    915.16 |           2059.38 | 2,041.38         |

Note: Saubhagya stands closed as on 31.03.2022.

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