Lok Sabha Question No. 1992 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-10
Subject: Allocation of Funds
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1992 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

## 1992. SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

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

(a) whether some states are not utilizing the funds allocated for development of new and renewable energy sources;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with reasons therefor, State/UT-wise;

(c) the efforts being made by the Government to motivate such States to ensure optimum utilization of such funds;

(d) the details of various schemes being implemented for development of renewable energy in the country during 12 th plan period;

(e) the details of fund allocated to various State Governments for development of these energy sources under the said schemes, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b): The State/UT wise details of fund released  during the last three  years (2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15), and status of utilization are given in the statement at Annexure-I. The States are generally utilizing the funds allocated to them as per guidelines of the respective programmes/schemes. However, in  some  cases  pace  of  utilization  of  funds  is  slow  mainly  due  to  delays  in  identification  of  the beneficiaries, getting statutory clearances from different organizations, and in finalization of tenders, arranging loans/state's share and in some cases natural calamities etc.

(c): To ensure proper utilization of the funds, MNRE obtains periodic physical & financial progress reports, utilization certificates & audited statements of expenditure. To encourage and motivate the State Departments/State Nodal Agencies and other Stakeholder for timely utilization of funds, meetings are convened with them periodically to review the progress of projects and the pace of utilization of funds and to address their problems in effective implementation of schemes/programmes. State Nodal Officers in the Ministry also undertakes inspection visits to project sites to ascertain the quantity and quality of project implementation and systems deployed, etc.

(d): The  details  of  Renewable  Energy  Schemes  being  implemented  by  Ministry  of  New  and Renewable  Energy  in  the  country  during  the  12 th Plan  period  (2012-17)  are  given  in  statement  at Annexure-II.

(e): The State/UT-wise details of funds released for  implementation of  various renewable energy projects during the last three years (2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15) are given in statement at Annexure-

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ANNEXURE-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) & (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1992 for 10.12.2015 regarding Allocation of Funds

State-wise details of funds released and status of the Utilization Certificate received for the year 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15

| S.   | States                               | 2012-13       | 2012-13      | 2013-14       | 2013-14      | 2014-15*      |
|------|--------------------------------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
| No.  |                                      | Amt. Released | UCs Received | Amt. Released | UCs Received | Amt. Released |
| 1    | ANDHRA PRADESH                       | 38.65         | 38.50        | 20.93         | 18.54        | 93.05         |
| 2    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    | 37.00         | 37.00        | 31.32         | 31.32        | 4.60          |
| 3    | ASSAM                                | 10.58         | 10.58        | 19.60         | 10.15        | 16.73         |
| 4    | BIHAR                                | 0.63          | 0.61         | 3.50          | 3.50         | 6.51          |
| 5    | CHANDIGARH                           | 1.32          | 1.32         | 0.07          | 0.07         | 4.05          |
| 6    | CHHATTISGARH                         | 58.14         | 58.14        | 15.14         | 15.14        | 35.41         |
| 7    | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                 | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.02          |
| 8    | DAMAN & DIU                          | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.02          |
| 9    | DELHI including Central Institutions | 75.82         | 22.58        | 166.58        | 161.37       | 427.11        |
| 10   | GOA                                  | 0.04          | 0.04         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.86          |
| 11   | GUJARAT                              | 8.19          | 7.06         | 9.32          | 8.33         | 24.17         |
| 12   | HARYANA                              | 2.95          | 2.95         | 2.47          | 0.01         | 19.14         |
| 13   | HIMACHAL PRADESH                     | 2.36          | 2.36         | 22.89         | 22.41        | 18.55         |
| 14   | JAMMU & KASHMIR                      | 36.70         | 36.70        | 58.96         | 36.29        | 19.54         |
| 15   | JHARKHAND                            | 2.03          | 2.03         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 7.37          |
| 16   | KARNATAKA                            | 18.37         | 17.60        | 35.11         | 32.64        | 21.41         |
| 17   | KERALA                               | 9.96          | 9.76         | 5.73          | 1.72         | 24.65         |
| 18   | LAKSHADWEEP                          | 0.00          | 0.00         | 1.00          | 0.00         | 0.07          |
| 19   | MADHYA PRADESH                       | 15.85         | 15.83        | 14.06         | 8.69         | 27.90         |
| 20   | MAHARASHTRA                          | 119.94        | 118.34       | 85.21         | 72.88        | 176.45        |
| 21   | MANIPUR                              | 13.68         | 13.68        | 1.50          | 1.50         | 1.63          |
| 22   | MEGHALAYA                            | 0.45          | 0.45         | 7.25          | 7.25         | 6.88          |
| 23   | MIZORAM                              | 3.18          | 3.18         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 7.97          |
| 24   | NAGALAND                             | 13.49         | 13.49        | 4.25          | 4.25         | 4.70          |
| 25   | ODISHA                               | 7.21          | 7.18         | 0.59          | 0.20         | 27.83         |
| 26   | PUDUCHERRY                           | 0.11          | 0.10         | 0.10          | 0.10         | 0.00          |
| 27   | PUNJAB                               | 23.59         | 23.58        | 24.99         | 23.91        | 33.85         |
| 28   | RAJASTHAN                            | 57.09         | 52.09        | 28.21         | 18.28        | 113.22        |
| 29   | SIKKIM                               | 3.40          | 3.40         | 9.03          | 9.03         | 1.69          |
| 30   | TAMIL NADU                           | 36.21         | 34.55        | 59.37         | 54.67        | 48.28         |
| 31   | TRIPURA                              | 0.42          | 0.42         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 1.91          |
| 32   | UTTAR PRADESH                        | 52.26         | 48.86        | 64.16         | 51.14        | 55.93         |
| 33   | UTTARAKHAND                          | 21.26         | 13.05        | 46.64         | 40.78        | 6.44          |
| 34   | WEST BENGAL                          | 41.61         | 40.97        | 15.45         | 13.34        | 14.01         |
| 35   | ANDMAN & NIKOBAR                     | 7.38          | 7.38         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.08          |

- *UCs have become due only after September, 2015.

Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1992 for 10.12.2015 regarding Allocation of Funds

## Details of the Renewable Energy Schemes / Programmes implemented in the country

## 1.  GRID-INTERACTIVE/ OFF-GRID RENEWABLE POWER:

- o Wind Power : MW-scale Wind Farms/Aero generators/ Hybrid systems
- o Bio-power: Biomass power/ Cogeneration
- o Small Hydro Power  : Small hydro power plants upto 25 MW  capacity; Watermills/Micro hydel plants
- o Solar Power: Grid-interactive -Solar Thermal and SPV power generation plants, and off-grid/ decentralized systems for various applications under National Solar Mission.

## 2.  RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR RURAL APPLICATIONS:

- o Remote Village Electrification Programme : provision of lighting/ electricity in the unelectrified remote villages/ hamlets
- o Biomass Gasifier for Rural Energy / Industrial Energy.
- o Biogas Programme: setting up of Family Type biogas plants for cooking/ lighting/ manure/ small scale power generation
- o Solar  Thermal  Systems:  deployment  of  decentralized  solar  thermal  systems/ devices  (mainly  solar  cookers  /  driers  for  cooking,  drying  farm  produce)  under National Solar Mission.

## 3.  RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR URBAN, INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS:

- o Biomass(non-bagasse) cogeneration/ U&I Waste to Energy
- o Solar water heating  systems  -  for  domestic,  institutional,  commercial/  industrial applications under National Solar Mission.
- o Solar  air  heating/  steam  generation  systems  -  for  community  cooking/other applications in institutions and industry under National Solar Mission.
- o Geen  Buildings  -  incorporating  active  renewable  energy  systems  and  passive designs
- o Solar Cities - Planning for reducing their conventional energy consumption through energy conservation and use of renewable energy devices/ systems

## 4.  RESEARCH, DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT:

- o Supporting research and development projects at premier institutions and industries on different aspects of new and renewable energy technologies.

## 5.  Support Programmes

- o Information and Public Awareness
- o Special Area Development Programme
- o Human Resource Development Programme
- o International Cooperation
- o Monitoring and Evaluation