Lok Sabha Question No. 3009 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Electrification of Tribal Villages
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3009 ANSWERED ON 21.12.2023

## ELECTRIFICATION OF TRIBAL VILLAGES

†3009. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  various  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  to provide electricity in each house of the country;
- (b) whether it is a fact that electricity is not available in many tribal villages of the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the details of the tribal villages situated in various parts of the country, where electricity has been made available during the last five years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the number of tribal people to whom electricity has been provided under BPL category across the country State/UT and district-wise?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : Government  of  India  launched  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana (DDUGJY)  in  December,  2014  for  various  rural  electrification  works  including separation of agriculture and non-agriculture feeders, strengthening and augmentation of sub-transmission & distribution infrastructure, metering at distribution  transformers/feeders/consumers  and  electrification  of  villages  across the country. Works under the scheme has been completed and the scheme stands closed. As reported by the States, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages in the  country  were  electrified  by  28th  April,  2018.  A  total  of  18,374  villages  were electrified during the scheme.

Subsequently, Government of India  launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har  Ghar  Yojana  -  Saubhagya  in  October,  2017  with  the  objective  to  achieve universal household electrification for providing electricity connections to all willing un-electrified  households  in  rural  areas  and  all  willing  poor  households  in  urban areas in the country.

Since the launch of Saubhagya scheme, as on 31.03.2021 all the States have reported 100% electrification of all the willing un- electrified households, identified before  31.03.2019.  As  reported  by  the  States,  2.817  crore  households  have  been electrified since the launch of Saubhagya, up to 31.03.2021. Further, a total of 4.43 lakh  additional  households  have  been  electrified  under  DDUGJY.  As  such,  as  on 31.03.2022, a total of 2.86 crore households (including tribal households) have been electrified since the launch of Saubhagya. The scheme stands closed.

The construction  of  new  households  is  a  dynamic  and  continuous  process. The Central Government in line with its commitment, is further supporting States under  the  ongoing  Scheme  of  Revamped  Distribution  Sector  Scheme(RDSS)  for electrification of any left-out households, which existed before 31.03.2019 (period of execution  of  SAUBHAGYA)  but  were  somehow  missed  out  by  the  DISCOMs.  Till date, the approval has been accorded for around 4.96 Lakh left-out households for electrification for the States of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The details in this regard are as given below:

| State          | No. of HHs Proposed   |   Approved Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
| Rajasthan      | 1,90,959              |                       459.18 |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 2,99,546              |                       338.46 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 5,577                 |                        16    |

In  addition,  all  identified  beneficiary  Households  of  Particularly  Vulnerable Tribal  Groups  (PVTG)  across  States  under  PM-JANMAN  (Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan) are eligible for funding under RDSS as per guidelines. (b) to (d) : As reported by the States, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages (including tribal villages) in the country were electrified by 28th April, 2018. A total of  18,374  villages  were  electrified  during  DDUGJY.  There  is  no  categorization specifically  for  Tribal  areas  with  regard  to  electrification  of  census  villages.  The state wise details of villages electrified under DDUGJY are enclosed at Annexure-I. (e) : The details of BPL Households electrified from FY 2015-16 till September, 2017 under DDUGJY is enclosed at Annexure-II. Further, the details of households electrified  since  the  launch  (October,  2017)  of  Saubhagya  including  additional households sanctioned under DDUGJY till 31.03.2022 is enclosed at Annexure-III. There is no bifurcation of tribal people and the electricity connections were provided to all the households, including BPL category households, as the Scheme provided universal access of electricity to all the households across the country.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  TO  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3009 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.12.2023 **************

| Sl. No.            |   No. Of Villages Electrified under DDUGJY |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1 Arunachal        |                                       1483 |
| 2 Assam            |                                       2732 |
| 3 Bihar            |                                       2906 |
| 4 Chhattisgarh     |                                       1078 |
| 5 Himachal Pradesh |                                         28 |
| 6 J&K              |                                        129 |
| 7 Jharkhand        |                                       2583 |
| 8 Karnataka        |                                         39 |
| 9 Madhya Pradesh   |                                        422 |
| 10 Maharashtra     |                                         80 |
| 11 Manipur         |                                        366 |
| 12 Meghalaya       |                                       1051 |
| 13 Mizoram         |                                         54 |
| 14 Nagaland        |                                         78 |
| 15 Odisha          |                                       3281 |
| 16 Rajasthan       |                                        427 |
| 17 Tripura         |                                         26 |
| 18 Uttar Pradesh   |                                       1498 |
| 19 Uttarakhand     |                                         91 |
| 20 West Bengal     |                                         22 |
| Total              |                                      18374 |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3009 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.12.2023

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| State wise Achievement of total BPL Households electrified from FY 2015 till September 2017 under DDUGJY   | State wise Achievement of total BPL Households electrified from FY 2015 till September 2017 under DDUGJY   | State wise Achievement of total BPL Households electrified from FY 2015 till September 2017 under DDUGJY   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                    | State                                                                                                      | Total BPL Households electrified                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                             | 664851                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                      | 101537                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                      | 1976832                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                               | 63756                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                                                    | 813                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                          | J&K                                                                                                        | 1133                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                                  | 12391                                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                                  | 98821                                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                                     | 24993                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                             | 561262                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                | 59                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                  | 95                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                    | 447                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                                   | 507                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                         | Odisha                                                                                                     | 103857                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                  | 149854                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                     | 1850                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                 | 1976                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                  | 849                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                    | 41759                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                              | 1082986                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                                | 46                                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                | 34450                                                                                                      |
| Total                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                      | 4925124                                                                                                    |

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## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3009 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.12.2023

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State-wise electrification of households since launch of Saubhagya  Scheme  including Additional  Households achievement under DDUGJY

| Sl. No.   |                    | No of Households electrified from 11.10.2017 to 31.03.2019 as   | Additional Sanction allowed under Saubhagya                         | Additional Sanction allowed under Saubhagya   | Further Additional Households sanctioned under DDUGJY   | Further Additional Households sanctioned under DDUGJY   | Grand      |
|-----------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the States | per Saubhagya 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                   | Households electrified (as on 31.03.2022) (B)           | Total(A+B) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh*    | 1,81,930                                                        | 0                                                                   | 1,81,930                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 1,81,930   |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh  | 47,089                                                          | 0                                                                   | 47,089                                        | 7859                                                    | 0                                                       | 47,089     |
| 3         | Assam              | 17,45,149                                                       | 2,00,000                                                            | 19,45,149                                     | 480249                                                  | 381507                                                  | 23,26,656  |
| 4         | Bihar              | 32,59,041                                                       | 0                                                                   | 32,59,041                                     |                                                         |                                                         | 32,59,041  |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh       | 7,49,397                                                        | 40,394                                                              | 7,89,791                                      | 21981                                                   | 2577                                                    | 7,92,368   |
| 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    | 3,77,045                                                        | 0                                                                   | 3,77,045                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 3,77,045   |
| 10        | Jharkhand          | 15,30,708                                                       | 2,00,000                                                            | 17,30,708                                     |                                                         |                                                         | 17,30,708  |
| 11        | Karnataka          | 3,56,974                                                        | 26,824                                                              | 3,83,798                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 3,83,798   |
| 12        | Ladakh             | 10,456                                                          | 0                                                                   | 10,456                                        |                                                         |                                                         | 10,456     |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh     | 19,84,264                                                       | 0                                                                   | 19,84,264                                     | 99722                                                   | 0                                                       | 19,84,264  |
| 14        | Maharashtra        | 15,17,922                                                       | 0                                                                   | 15,17,922                                     |                                                         |                                                         | 15,17,922  |
| 15        | Manipur            | 1,02,748                                                        | 5,367                                                               | 1,08,115                                      | 21135                                                   | 0                                                       | 1,08,115   |
| 16        | Meghalaya          | 1,99,839                                                        | 0                                                                   | 1,99,839                                      | 420                                                     | 401                                                     | 2,00,240   |
| 17        | Mizoram            | 27,970                                                          | 0                                                                   | 27,970                                        |                                                         |                                                         | 27,970     |
| 18        | Nagaland           | 1,32,507                                                        | 0                                                                   | 1,32,507                                      | 7009                                                    | 7009                                                    | 1,39,516   |
| 19        | Odisha             | 24,52,444                                                       | 0                                                                   | 24,52,444                                     |                                                         |                                                         | 24,52,444  |
| 20        | Puducherry*        | 912                                                             | 0                                                                   | 912                                           |                                                         |                                                         | 912        |
| 21        | Punjab             | 3,477                                                           | 0                                                                   | 3,477                                         |                                                         |                                                         | 3,477      |
| 22        | Rajasthan          | 18,62,736                                                       | 2,12,786                                                            | 20,75,522                                     | 210843                                                  | 52206                                                   | 21,27,728  |
| 23        | Sikkim             | 14,900                                                          | 0                                                                   | 14,900                                        |                                                         |                                                         | 14,900     |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu*        | 2,170                                                           | 0                                                                   | 2,170                                         |                                                         |                                                         | 2,170      |
| 25        | Telangana          | 5,15,084                                                        | 0                                                                   | 5,15,084                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 5,15,084   |
| 26        | Tripura            | 1,39,090                                                        | 0                                                                   | 1,39,090                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 1,39,090   |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh      | 79,80,568                                                       | 12,00,003                                                           | 91,80,571                                     | 334652                                                  | 0                                                       | 91,80,571  |
| 28        | Uttarakhand        | 2,48,751                                                        | 0                                                                   | 2,48,751                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 2,48,751   |
| 29        | West Bengal        | 7,32,290                                                        | 0                                                                   | 7,32,290                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 7,32,290   |
| Total     | Total              | 2,62,84,350                                                     | 18,85,374                                                           | 2,81,69,724                                   | 11,83,870                                               | 4,43,700                                                | 2,86,13,42 |