Lok Sabha Question No. 69 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Lights in Home and Street through Solar System
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 69

ANSWERED ON 02.02.2023

## LIGHTS IN HOME AND STREET THROUGH SOLAR SYSTEM

69. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing any scheme for providing lights in home and street through solar system in Assam especially Char areas of Dhubri, Goalpara, South Salmara-Mankachar and Barpeta districts;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with number of beneficiaries, district-wise; and (c)  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) was implementing Off-grid and Decentralised Solar PV Applications Programme Phase III and Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY) Phase II till 31.03.2021 and 31.03.2020 respectively covering installation of solar street lights in the state of Assam. District-wise numbers of solar street lights installed under these schemes in the state of Assam are given in Annexure .

MNRE discontinued supporting installation of solar home lighting systems in Off-grid and Decentralised Solar PV Applications Programme Phase III considering the same was being supported by Ministry of Power under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana - 'Saubhagya' Schemes.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 69 for 02.02.2023

## District-wise numbers of solar street lights installed in the state of Assam

|       |                     | Solar street lights installed under                                  | Solar street lights installed under   |
|-------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| S.No. | District            | Off-grid and Decentralised Solar PV Applications Programme Phase III | Atal Jyoti Yojana Phase II            |
| 1     | Baksa               | 600                                                                  |                                       |
| 2     | Barpeta             | 10                                                                   | 1000                                  |
| 3     | Biswanath           | 760                                                                  |                                       |
| 4     | Bongaigaon          | 2830                                                                 |                                       |
| 5     | Cachar              | 20                                                                   |                                       |
| 6     | Charaideo           |                                                                      | 750                                   |
| 7     | Dhemaji             | 322                                                                  |                                       |
| 8     | Dibrugarh           | 360                                                                  |                                       |
| 9     | Dima Hasao          | 190                                                                  |                                       |
| 10    | Goalpara            | 8                                                                    | 133                                   |
| 11    | Golaghat            | 157                                                                  | 125                                   |
| 12    | Jorhat              | 786                                                                  |                                       |
| 13    | Kamrup              | 260                                                                  | 208                                   |
| 14    | Kamrup Metropolitan | 340                                                                  | 311                                   |
| 15    | Karbi Anglong       | 20                                                                   | 1000                                  |
| 16    | Karimganj           | 100                                                                  | 1000                                  |
| 17    | Lakhimpur           | 2000                                                                 |                                       |
| 18    | Marigaon            | 30                                                                   |                                       |
| 19    | Nagaon              | 137                                                                  | 1875                                  |
| 20    | Nalbari             | 20                                                                   | 93                                    |
| 21    | Sivasagar           | 1785                                                                 |                                       |
| 22    | Sonitpur            | 2922                                                                 |                                       |
| 23    | Tinsukia            | 290                                                                  |                                       |
| 24    | Udalguri            | 12                                                                   |                                       |
| Total | Total               | 13959                                                                | 6495                                  |