Lok Sabha Question No. 4312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Electrification of Villages
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RANJEET RANJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4312 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2016

## ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES

4312. SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the electrical infrastructure on the basis of which the Government deems a village electrified;

(b) the process deployed in ascertaining whether a village is electrified;

(c) whether the assessing experts deem the mere presence of electrical infrastructure as a criteria per electrification of a village, and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the percentage of households that have access to electricity in the electrified villages, State/UT-wise?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (c) : According  to  Rural  Electrification  Policy  2006,  a  village  is reported as electrified, if

(i) basic infrastructure such as Distribution Transformer and Distribution  Lines  are  provided  in  the  inhabited  locality  as  well  as  the locality  inhabited  by  weaker  sections  of  the  society/hamlet  where  it exists,

(ii) electricity  is  provided  to  public  places  like  Schools,  Panchayat Office, Health Centres, Dispensaries, Community Centres etc., and

(iii) the number of households electrified should be at least 10% of the total number of households in the village.

............2.

A village is reported to be electrified by the States, if it fulfills the above mentioned norms. However, the level of infrastructure may vary in different habitations of the same village.

The data regarding rural electrification including electrification of villages is reported by the concerned State Governments and  State  Distribution  Companies  (DISCOMs).        Rural  Electrification Corporation  (REC),  being  the  Nodal  Agency  for operationalization of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), has deployed Gram Vidyut Abhiyantas (GVAs), who visit villages and report the situation of the day of visit.  If any discrepancy is found, States/DISCOMs are advised by REC to rectify the status.

(d) : As per census 2011, there were 16,78,26,730  rural households in the country. Out of which 9,28,08,038 households were having electricity  and  remaining  7,50,18,692    households  were  un-electrified. State-wise  details  of  rural  and  urban  area  households  are  given  at Annexure.      Since  2012-13,  free  electricity  connections  to  53,26,016 Below  Poverty  Line  (  BPL)    households  have  been  released  as  on 30.06.2016.

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ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4312 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 11.08.2016.

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| State/UT wise No. of Household using electricity as main source for lighting in the Country as per Census 2011   | State/UT wise No. of Household using electricity as main source for lighting in the Country as per Census 2011   | State/UT wise No. of Household using electricity as main source for lighting in the Country as per Census 2011   | State/UT wise No. of Household using electricity as main source for lighting in the Country as per Census 2011   | State/UT wise No. of Household using electricity as main source for lighting in the Country as per Census 2011   | State/UT wise No. of Household using electricity as main source for lighting in the Country as per Census 2011   | State/UT wise No. of Household using electricity as main source for lighting in the Country as per Census 2011   | State/UT wise No. of Household using electricity as main source for lighting in the Country as per Census 2011   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                          | States/UTs                                                                                                       | Rural Households                                                                                                 | Rural Households                                                                                                 | Rural Households                                                                                                 | Urban Households                                                                                                 | Urban Households                                                                                                 | Urban Households                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | Total No. of HHs                                                                                                 | No. of Households using electricity                                                                              | % of Households using Electricity                                                                                | Total No. of HHs                                                                                                 | No. of Households using electricity                                                                              | % of Households using Electricity                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                  | States                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                   | 14,246,309                                                                                                       | 12,782,453                                                                                                       | 89.72%                                                                                                           | 6,778,225                                                                                                        | 6,594,769                                                                                                        | 97.29%                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                | 195,723                                                                                                          | 108,550                                                                                                          | 55.46%                                                                                                           | 65,891                                                                                                           | 63,271                                                                                                           | 96.02%                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                                | Assam                                                                                                            | 5,374,553                                                                                                        | 1,524,221                                                                                                        | 28.36%                                                                                                           | 992,742                                                                                                          | 834,679                                                                                                          | 84.08%                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                                            | 16,926,958                                                                                                       | 1,754,673                                                                                                        | 10.37%                                                                                                           | 2,013,671                                                                                                        | 1,343,762                                                                                                        | 66.73%                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                     | 4,384,112                                                                                                        | 3,070,879                                                                                                        | 70.05%                                                                                                           | 1,238,738                                                                                                        | 1,161,062                                                                                                        | 93.73%                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                | Goa                                                                                                              | 124,674                                                                                                          | 119,208                                                                                                          | 95.62%                                                                                                           | 198,139                                                                                                          | 193,553                                                                                                          | 97.69%                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                          | 6,765,403                                                                                                        | 5,749,271                                                                                                        | 84.98%                                                                                                           | 5,416,315                                                                                                        | 5,263,943                                                                                                        | 97.19%                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                | Haryana                                                                                                          | 2,966,053                                                                                                        | 2,585,338                                                                                                        | 87.16%                                                                                                           | 1,751,901                                                                                                        | 1,684,959                                                                                                        | 96.18%                                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                 | 1,310,538                                                                                                        | 1,265,897                                                                                                        | 96.59%                                                                                                           | 166,043                                                                                                          | 162,886                                                                                                          | 98.10%                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                               | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                  | 1,497,920                                                                                                        | 1,208,527                                                                                                        | 80.68%                                                                                                           | 517,168                                                                                                          | 507,030                                                                                                          | 98.04%                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                                        | 4,685,965                                                                                                        | 1,514,050                                                                                                        | 32.31%                                                                                                           | 1,495,642                                                                                                        | 1,315,817                                                                                                        | 87.98%                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                                        | 7,864,196                                                                                                        | 6,819,812                                                                                                        | 86.72%                                                                                                           | 5,315,715                                                                                                        | 5,125,655                                                                                                        | 96.42%                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                                           | 4,095,674                                                                                                        | 3,772,137                                                                                                        | 92.10%                                                                                                           | 3,620,696                                                                                                        | 3,512,569                                                                                                        | 97.01%                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                   | 11,122,365                                                                                                       | 6,479,144                                                                                                        | 58.25%                                                                                                           | 3,845,232                                                                                                        | 3,565,500                                                                                                        | 92.73%                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                                      | 13,016,652                                                                                                       | 9,605,299                                                                                                        | 73.79%                                                                                                           | 10,813,928                                                                                                       | 10,398,865                                                                                                       | 96.16%                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                                          | 335,752                                                                                                          | 205,444                                                                                                          | 61.19%                                                                                                           | 171,400                                                                                                          | 141,191                                                                                                          | 82.38%                                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                                                        | 422,197                                                                                                          | 217,739                                                                                                          | 51.57%                                                                                                           | 116,102                                                                                                          | 110,219                                                                                                          | 94.93%                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                                                          | 104,874                                                                                                          | 72,138                                                                                                           | 68.79%                                                                                                           | 116,203                                                                                                          | 114,017                                                                                                          | 98.12%                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                                         | 284,911                                                                                                          | 214,319                                                                                                          | 75.22%                                                                                                           | 115,054                                                                                                          | 112,086                                                                                                          | 97.42%                                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                                           | 8,144,012                                                                                                        | 2,895,252                                                                                                        | 35.55%                                                                                                           | 1,517,073                                                                                                        | 1,260,634                                                                                                        | 83.10%                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                                           | 3,315,632                                                                                                        | 3,166,394                                                                                                        | 95.50%                                                                                                           | 2,094,067                                                                                                        | 2,059,399                                                                                                        | 98.34%                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                                        | 9,490,363                                                                                                        | 5,528,360                                                                                                        | 58.25%                                                                                                           | 3,090,940                                                                                                        | 2,901,680                                                                                                        | 93.88%                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                                           | 92,370                                                                                                           | 83,277                                                                                                           | 90.16%                                                                                                           | 35,761                                                                                                           | 35,301                                                                                                           | 98.71%                                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                       | 9,563,899                                                                                                        | 8,683,426                                                                                                        | 90.79%                                                                                                           | 8,929,104                                                                                                        | 8,581,633                                                                                                        | 96.11%                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                                          | 607,779                                                                                                          | 361,573                                                                                                          | 59.49%                                                                                                           | 235,002                                                                                                          | 215,214                                                                                                          | 91.58%                                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                    | 25,475,071                                                                                                       | 6,054,978                                                                                                        | 23.77%                                                                                                           | 7,449,195                                                                                                        | 6,065,253                                                                                                        | 81.42%                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                                      | 1,404,845                                                                                                        | 1,166,756                                                                                                        | 83.05%                                                                                                           | 592,223                                                                                                          | 571,419                                                                                                          | 96.49%                                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                                      | 13,717,186                                                                                                       | 5,529,496                                                                                                        | 40.31%                                                                                                           | 6,350,113                                                                                                        | 5,405,627                                                                                                        | 85.13%                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                  | Total (States)                                                                                                   | 167,535,986                                                                                                      | 92,538,611                                                                                                       | 55.24%                                                                                                           | 75,042,283                                                                                                       | 69,301,993                                                                                                       | 92.35%                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                  | UTs                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                | Chandigarh                                                                                                       | 6,785                                                                                                            | 6,603                                                                                                            | 97.32%                                                                                                           | 228,276                                                                                                          | 224,601                                                                                                          | 98.39%                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                | NCT of Delhi                                                                                                     | 79,115                                                                                                           | 77,366                                                                                                           | 97.79%                                                                                                           | 3,261,423                                                                                                        | 3,233,443                                                                                                        | 99.14%                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                                | Daman & Diu                                                                                                      | 12,750                                                                                                           | 12,532                                                                                                           | 98.29%                                                                                                           | 47,631                                                                                                           | 47,292                                                                                                           | 99.29%                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                             | 35,408                                                                                                           | 32,452                                                                                                           | 91.65%                                                                                                           | 37,655                                                                                                           | 37,106                                                                                                           | 98.54%                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                                                                      | 2,523                                                                                                            | 2,517                                                                                                            | 99.76%                                                                                                           | 8,180                                                                                                            | 8,152                                                                                                            | 99.66%                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                | Puducherry                                                                                                       | 95,133                                                                                                           | 91,105                                                                                                           | 95.77%                                                                                                           | 206,143                                                                                                          | 203,100                                                                                                          | 98.52%                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                        | 59,030                                                                                                           | 46,852                                                                                                           | 79.37%                                                                                                           | 34,346                                                                                                           | 33,569                                                                                                           | 97.74%                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                  | Total (UTs)                                                                                                      | 290,744                                                                                                          | 269,427                                                                                                          | 92.67%                                                                                                           | 3,823,654                                                                                                        | 3,787,263                                                                                                        | 99.05%                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                  | Grand Total ( States + UTs)                                                                                      | 167,826,730                                                                                                      | 92,808,038                                                                                                       | 55.30%                                                                                                           | 78,865,937                                                                                                       | 73,089,256                                                                                                       | 92.68%                                                                                                           |

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