Lok Sabha Question No. 3098 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Direct Subsidy for Solar Equipments
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3098

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## DIRECT SUBSIDY FOR SOLAR EQUIPMENTS

3098. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

(a) whether the Government has taken any steps for direct transfer of subsidy without any banking process for solar equipments including solar water heaters;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the subsidy provided for solar water heaters during each of the last three years and the current year to various States including Chhattisgarh, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): Government  is  disbursing  subsidy  mainly  through  State  Nodal  Agencies (SNA).  Subsidy  for  some  products  are  being  disbursed  through  NABARD.  So  far,  no subsidy  is  directly  being  provided  to  beneficiaries  for  solar  equipments.  The  subsidy  for solar water heaters has been discontinued with effect from 01.10.2014.

(c): State-wise details of subsidy provided for solar water heaters during each of the last three years and the current year to various States (to   cover pending payments) including Chhattisgarh are given at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3098 FOR 4.8.2016

Funds released to State Governments /Union Territories during last three years including current year for solar water heater

| (Rs. in Lakhs)   | (Rs. in Lakhs)       | (Rs. in Lakhs)   | (Rs. in Lakhs)   | (Rs. in Lakhs)   | (Rs. in Lakhs)            |
|------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl.No.           | States/UTs           | 2013-14          | 2014-15          | 2015-16          | 2016-17 (up to 30/6/2016) |
| 1                | Andhra Pradesh       |                  | 220.32           | 311.26           |                           |
| 2                | Arunachal Pradesh    |                  |                  | 4.45             |                           |
| 3                | Assam                |                  |                  |                  |                           |
| 4                | Chandigarh           |                  | 325.49           | 505.77           | 86.02                     |
| 5                | Chhattisgarh         | 32.00            | 25.96            | 80.19            |                           |
| 6                | Delhi                |                  | 32.23            | 82.24            |                           |
| 7                | Goa                  |                  |                  |                  |                           |
| 8                | Gujarat              | 469.09           | 1100.87          | 3809.97          | 629.12                    |
| 9                | Haryana              |                  | 11.70            | 118.67           | 39.90                     |
| 10               | Himachal Pradesh     |                  | 64.15            | 319.21           |                           |
| 11               | Jammu & Kashmir      | 468.05           |                  | 12.20            |                           |
| 12               | Jharkhand            |                  |                  |                  |                           |
| 13               | Karnataka            |                  | 2067.59          | 5996.08          | 1031.50                   |
| 14               | Kerala               |                  | 110.16           | 560.55           |                           |
| 15               | Lakshadweep          |                  |                  |                  |                           |
| 16               | Madhya Pradesh       |                  |                  |                  |                           |
| 17               | Maharashtra          | 352.60           | 2596.64          | 8231.48          | 1240.95                   |
| 18               | Manipur              | 100.00           |                  | 36.20            |                           |
| 19               | Meghalaya            |                  |                  |                  |                           |
| 20               | Mizoram              | 6.00             |                  | 0.53             | 5.58                      |
| 21               | Nagaland             |                  |                  | 7.62             | 1.91                      |
| 22               | Orissa               |                  |                  |                  |                           |
| 23               | Puducherry           |                  |                  |                  |                           |
| 24               | Punjab               |                  | 65.27            | 307.70           |                           |
| 25               | Rajasthan            |                  | 29.18            | 244.48           |                           |
| 26               | Sikkim               |                  |                  |                  |                           |
| 27               | Tamilnadu            | 200.90           | 104.91           | 553.75           |                           |
| 28               | Tripura              |                  |                  |                  |                           |
| 29               | Uttar Pradesh        |                  |                  |                  |                           |
| 30               | Uttarakhand          | 139.22           | 73.44            | 617.84           |                           |
| 31               | West Bengal          |                  |                  |                  |                           |
| 32               | Telangana            |                  |                  | 356.28           |                           |
| 33               | TOTAL (Rs. in Lakhs) | 1767.86          | 6827.91          | 22156.49         | 3034.97                   |