Lok Sabha Question No. 267 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Solar Street Light Project
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION NO. 267

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## SOLAR STREET LIGHT PROJECT

## *267. SHRI S.P.MUDDAHANUME GOWDA: SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing the solar street light project to provide off-grid electricity and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of villages included under this project during the last three years and the current year and the target fixed for the ensuing year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the grants-in-aid provided to States for the implementation of the project during the said period, State-wise;
- (d) whether any kind of shortcomings have come to light in the implementation of the project during the said period  and if so, the details thereof along with the corrective steps taken thereon; and
- (e) whether the Government has restructured/proposes to restructure the said project if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to achieve the targets fixed under the said project particularly in rural and slum areas?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL , NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY & MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a),(b),(c),(d)&(e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 267  for 4.8.2016

(a): Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE)   is   implementing Off grid and Decentralized solar PV Application scheme in which solar street lights are also covered and MNRE provides 30%   Central Financial Assistance(CFA) for general category states   and   90%   in   North   East   and   Special   category   states   to   Central   and   State Government Ministries and their organizations (Not for Commercial organizations and corporations);   Government   Educationsl   institutions,   Hospitals,   community   centers, Anganwadis; Panchayat Ghars, State / Central Government Buildings, Police Stations, Police Posts ,vocational training centers and Government hostels. (b): The list of number of villages covered fully or partially with solar street light throughout the country under Off Grid Programme of MNRE or by State Governments under their programme is given at Annexure I. There is no specific target fixed for solar street lights.   However, any demand from the States for solar street lights is considered by the MNRE subject to availability of funds. (c): The details  about CFA provided to the States for solar off-grid applications including   solar   street   lights   during   last   three   years   and   current   year   are   given   at Annexure II. (d): While no major shortcoming have been reported by the States with regard to implementation of solar street lights projects, some concerns regarding life of battery and upkeep of street lights are raised in meetings from time to time. MNRE scheme has provision of 5 year Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) to be provided by the system supplier. (e): MNRE is now supporting LED based Solar Street lights in order to bring in more efficiency and Lithium Ferro Phosphate battery in order to provide long maintenance free service. This is particularly beneficial for remote rural areas where servicing is difficult.

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## Annexure -I referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha  Starred Question No 267 to be answered on 04.08.2016

State wise list of Villages covered with Solar street lights

|   Sr No. | State             |   No of Villages covered |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | Chhattisgarh      |                      236 |
|        2 | Haryana           |                       62 |
|        3 | Himachal Pradesh  |                     6420 |
|        4 | Jammu and Kashmir |                      584 |
|        5 | Kerala            |                       81 |
|        6 | Madhya Pradesh    |                      172 |
|        7 | Maharashtra       |                    18701 |
|        8 | Meghalaya         |                       18 |
|        9 | Mizoram           |                      508 |
|       10 | Nagaland          |                      207 |
|       11 | Odisha            |                      126 |
|       12 | Punjab            |                      808 |
|       13 | Tamil Nadu        |                     3318 |
|       14 | Uttar Pradesh     |                     6302 |
|       15 | Uttarakhand       |                      863 |
|       16 | West Bengal       |                       39 |

## Annexure -II Annexure -II referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha  Starred Question No 267 to be answered on 04.08.2016

State wise funds released under off-grid solar PV applications including solar street Lights during last three years and current year

|   Sl. No. | States/UTs        |   Fund Released (Rs in lacs) |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                        13623 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                          746 |
|         3 | Assam             |                          990 |
|         4 | Bihar             |                         2539 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      |                         8027 |
|         6 | Delhi             |                          226 |
|         7 | Goa               |                         1803 |
|         8 | Gujarat           |                         3618 |
|         9 | Haryana           |                         4723 |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh  |                         9574 |
|        11 | Jammu & Kashmir   |                         7984 |
|        12 | Jharkhand         |                          717 |
|        13 | Karnataka         |                         2638 |
|        14 | Kerala            |                         2745 |
|        15 | Lakshadweep       |                          686 |
|        16 | Madhya Pradesh    |                         4012 |
|        17 | Maharashtra       |                         4591 |
|        18 | Manipur           |                          828 |
|        19 | Meghalaya         |                         2348 |
|        20 | Mizoram           |                         1941 |
|        21 | Nagaland          |                         1549 |
|        22 | Odisha            |                         2118 |
|        23 | Puducherry        |                        20089 |
|        24 | Punjab            |                         1256 |
|        25 | Rajasthan         |                        20999 |
|        26 | Sikkim            |                         2609 |
|        27 | Tamil Nadu        |                         5315 |
|        28 | Telangana         |                         4742 |
|        29 | Tripura           |                         3963 |
|        30 | Uttarakhand       |                         4324 |
|        31 | Uttar Pradesh     |                        24937 |
|        32 | West Bengal       |                          201 |
|        33 | Chandigarh        |                          276 |