Lok Sabha Question No. 1891 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Fuel-less Device
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1891 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## FUEL-LESS DEVICE

1891. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  funds  for  implementation  of fuel-less  device  and  power device in the country particularly in Bihar under rural innovation fund to irrigate agricultural fields; and
- (b) if  so,  the  total  amount  sanctioned  and  incurred  by  the  Government during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  for  fuel-less,  power  and  solar devices in the country, State/UT-wise particularly in Bihar?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b) : Rural  Innovation  Fund  is  operational  under  National  Bank  for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).  NABARD has supported three projects  under  Rural  Innovation  Fund  (RIF)  in  the  State  of  Bihar,  under  the sector Clean Energy in collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation (SDC) in 2005-06, as per details given in the Annexure.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1891 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 28.07.2016. ***********

Funding made by NABARD under Rural Innovation Fund (RIF) in the State of Bihar

| Sl. No.   | Name of the project                                                                                                                           | Implementation agency                                                         | Year of sanction   | Amount sanction   | Amount disbursed   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the project                                                                                                                           | Implementation agency                                                         | Year of sanction   | (Rs. In lakh)     | (Rs. In lakh)      |
| 1         | Husk-fired 10 kw Micro-thermal power plant project in Village Sahistapur, Siwan                                                               | Jharkhand Alternative Development Forum, Ranchi                               | 2012-13            | 5.74              | 5.60               |
| 2.        | Installation of 1 kw solar power substation for 50 houses in Kaimur district (drinking water project which includes components of irrigation) | Rural Tribal Environmental Development Research and Conservation Team (REACT) | 2012-13            | 9.66              | 9.66               |
| 3.        | Installation of 05 HP submersible pump for 40 houses in Kaimur district                                                                       | Rural Tribal Environmental Development Research and Conservation Team (REACT) | 2012-13            | 9.93              | 9.93               |

Under  Solar  Pumpset  scheme  of  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy (MNRE), implemented through NABARD , subsidy of Rs.21.72 crore was released in respect of 1075 units out of which subsidy of Rs.1.30 lakh was released towards one project in the state of Bihar.

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