Lok Sabha Question No. 3147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Electricity Connections to Unelectrified Households
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3147 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025

## ELECTRICITY CONNECTIONS TO UNELECTRIFIED HOUSEHOLDS

## 3147.  SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken for providing electricity connections to all willing unelectrified households in rural areas and all willing poor households in urban areas in the country; (b) whether the Government has been able to implement successfully the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) scheme to provide electricity in rural and urban areas of the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; (c) the financial assistance provided by the Government as Gross Budgetary Support for the said scheme; and (d) whether  the  Government  has  data  of  the  number  of  left-out  households  still without universal access to electricity in the country and if so, the details thereof, Statewise?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) to (d) : Government  of  India  launched  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har  Ghar Yojana  (SAUBHAGYA)  in  October,  2017  with  the  objective  of  providing  electricity connections to all willing un-electrified households in rural areas and all willing poor households in urban areas in the country. All sanctioned works have been successfully completed under SAUBHAGYA and scheme stands closed as on 31.03.2022.As reported by the States, around  2.86 crore households  have  been  electrified during the SAUBHAGYA period. State-wise details are at Annexure-I.

The financial assistance provided as Gross Budgetary Support by Government of India for SAUBHAGYA scheme is Rs 6330.32 Cr.

Further, Government of India has supported States in on-grid electrification of all households left out during SAUBHAGYA period, where found feasible, under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). Till date, works amounting to Rs. 6,487 Cr. have been sanctioned for grid electrification of 13,59,752 households. This also includes electrification works for households belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG)  identified  under  PM-JANMAN  (Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati  Adivasi  Nyaya  Maha Abhiyan), households belonging to Scheduled Tribes identified under DA-JGUA (Dharti Aaba  Janjatiya  Gram  Utkarsh  Abhiyan),  Scheduled  Caste  households  under  Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM-AJAY) and households in remote & border areas under Vibrant Villages Program (VVP) wherever found feasible.   The State/UT-wise details are placed at Annexure-II.

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

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION

## NO. 3147 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 07.08.2025

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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 (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3147 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 07.08.2025

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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                                              |                                                                              |                                                                              |                                                                              |
| 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              |                                                                              |                                                                              |                                                                              |
| 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                                                                          |

| C2   | PVTG HH electrification covered under State Plan**            | PVTG HH electrification covered under State Plan**            | 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 | Electrification of Tribal Households identified under DA-JGUA | Electrification of Tribal Households identified under DA-JGUA | 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-III ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3147 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 07.08.2025

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

| S. 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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