Lok Sabha Question No. 373 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: National Rural Electrification Scheme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.373 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.02.2016

## NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SCHEME

373.   SHRI PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken up the work of rural electrification under its National Rural Electrification Scheme (NRES);

(b) if so, the details thereof indicating the number  of villages electrified thereunder, State-wise;

- (c) the number of villages proposed to be covered under the scheme during the ensuing year, State-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  worked  out  the  modalities  regarding  the distribution of electricity to villages under the scheme; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to ensure uninterrupted power to the villages?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to  (c) : Madam,  Ministry  of  Power  does  not  have  any  scheme  by  the  name National Rural Electrification Scheme (NRES). However, the work of rural electrification  are  done  under  Deendayal  Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY). Cumulatively, as on 31.01.2016, electrification works in 1,13,505 villages have been completed. The State-wise details are given at Annex-I.  5686 un-electrified villages are to be electrified in 2015-16.  The State-wise details are given at Annex-II. includes strengthening  of  sub-transmission,  distribution  and  feeder  separation  facilitating

(d) & (e) : Apart from village electrification, DDUGJY scheme reliable and quality power supply to villages.

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ANNEX-I ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

373 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 25.02.2016. ***********

| State-wise number of villages electrified under DDUGJY as on 31.01.2016   | State-wise number of villages electrified under DDUGJY as on 31.01.2016   | State-wise number of villages electrified under DDUGJY as on 31.01.2016   |
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| Sr. No.                                                                   | States                                                                    | Number of villages electrified                                            |
| 1                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         | 2079                                                                      |
| 2                                                                         | Assam                                                                     | 8737                                                                      |
| 3                                                                         | Bihar                                                                     | 24835                                                                     |
| 4                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                              | 1514                                                                      |
| 5                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                          | 90                                                                        |
| 6                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                           | 238                                                                       |
| 7                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                 | 17996                                                                     |
| 8                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                 | 55                                                                        |
| 9                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                            | 929                                                                       |
| 10                                                                        | Manipur                                                                   | 868                                                                       |
| 11                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                 | 1842                                                                      |
| 12                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                   | 170                                                                       |
| 13                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                  | 102                                                                       |
| 14                                                                        | Odisha                                                                    | 15067                                                                     |
| 15                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                 | 4254                                                                      |
| 16                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                    | 25                                                                        |
| 17                                                                        | Tripura                                                                   | 151                                                                       |
| 18                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                             | 28847                                                                     |
| 19                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                               | 1514                                                                      |
| 20                                                                        | West Bengal                                                               | 4192                                                                      |
|                                                                           | Total                                                                     | 113505                                                                    |

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ANNEX-II ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 373 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 25.02.2016. *********** State-wise list of un-electrified villages targeted to be electrified during the year 2015-16

| Sl. No   | States              | Target UE Villages FY 2015-16   |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Assam               | 517                             |
| 2        | Bihar               | 1664                            |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh        | 449                             |
| 4        | Himachal Pradesh 20 |                                 |
| 5        | Jammu & Kashmir 26  |                                 |
| 6        | Jharkhand 907       |                                 |
| 7        | Karnataka 5         |                                 |
| 8        | Madhya Pradesh      | 234                             |
| 9        | Manipur             | 274                             |
| 10       | Meghalaya           | 28                              |
| 11       | Mizoram             | 16                              |
| 12       | Nagaland            | 28                              |
| 13       | Odisha              | 351                             |
| 14       | Rajasthan           | 151                             |
| 15       | Sikkim              | 1                               |
| 16       | Tripura             | 13                              |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh       | 984                             |
| 18       | West Bengal         | 18                              |
| Total    | Total               | 5686                            |

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