Lok Sabha Question No. 3220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Street Lights
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3220 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2015

## STREET LIGHTS

## 3220.  SHRI KIRTI AZAD: SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

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

(a) whether the Government is implementing the solar street light project to provide electricity in the village of the country, if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of villages included under this project during the last three years and the current year and the target fixed for the ensuing year.  State/ UT-wise including Bihar;

(c) whether any kind of shortcomings have come to light in the implementation of this project during the said period, if so, the details thereof along with the corrective steps taken thereon;

(d) whether  the  Government  has  restructured/  propose  to  restructure  the  solar  street  light project in the country and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken by the Government to achieve the targets fixed under the said project particularly in rural and slum areas?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Yes Madam, Ministry is providing capital subsidy for Solar Energy Street Lights under Off-Grid Solar Programme throughout the country for the last two decades.

(b): Till  now  3,79,557    Solar  Street  Lights  have  been  installed  in  villages  throughout  the country. State wise installation of Solar Street Lights during last three years and current year is given in the Annexure.

(c): No Madam. There is no formal report with the Ministry regarding shortcomings in street lights.

(d): Ministry is continuously making effort to bring more efficient LED street light models and improve their specifications  to  be  promoted  under  off-grid  and  decentralized  solar  application scheme.

(e): Based on requirement of street lights State forward  the proposals for consideration of Ministry .

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of the  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 3220 to be answered on 17.12.2015

| Sl.   |                     | State wise installations of Street Lighting Systems during last 3   | State wise installations of Street Lighting Systems during last 3   | State wise installations of Street Lighting Systems during last 3   | State wise installations of Street Lighting Systems during last 3   |
|-------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No.   | State/UT            | years 2012-13                                                       | current year 2013-14                                                | on 30.09.2015 2014-15                                               | 2015-16                                                             |
| 1.    | Andhra Pradesh      | 2268                                                                | 0                                                                   | 1358                                                                | 0                                                                   |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 3     | Assam               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 4     | Bihar               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh        | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 6     | Goa                 | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 7     | Gujarat             | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 8     | Haryana             | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh    | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 16000                                                               | 8552                                                                |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir      | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 11    | Jharkhand           | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 12    | Karnataka           | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 13    | Kerala              | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh      | 2040                                                                | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 180                                                                 |
| 15    | Maharashtra         | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1873                                                                |
| 16    | Manipur             | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 17    | Meghalaya           | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 18    | Mizoram             | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1000                                                                |
| 19    | Nagaland            | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 4200                                                                |
| 20    | Orissa              | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 21    | Punjab              | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 649                                                                 |
| 22    | Rajasthan           | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 23    | Sikkim              | 15                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu          | 0                                                                   | 18800                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 25    | Tripura             | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh       | 17781                                                               | 0                                                                   | 45610                                                               | 12453                                                               |
| 27    | Uttarakhand         | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 13003                                                               |
| 28    | West Bengal         | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 29    | Andaman &Nicobar    | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 30    | Chandigarh          | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 31    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 32    | Daman &Diu          | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 33    | Delhi               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 34    | Lakshadweep         | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 35    | Puducherry          | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 36    | Telangana           | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 37    | Others              | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
|       | Total               | 22104                                                               | 18800                                                               | 62968                                                               | 41910                                                               |